[TypicalGirls] In London this Sunday?
Joly MacFie
joly at punkcast.com
Fri Oct 8 04:05:30 EDT 2010
Not a bad line-up..
NAKED ON THE VAGUE
GRASS WIDOW
WETDOG
Sunday 10 October
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd, Islington, N1 9JB
7.30pm | 6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/93774
NAKED ON THE VAGUE, from Sydney, Australia, fell into existence with a found
organ, broken bass guitar, borrowed drum and some old poetry. Lucy Cliché
executes distorted keyboard melodies, while Matthew P Hopkins plays psyched
out bass guitar. Diving deep into a world of apocalyptic pop and psychedelic
weirdness, their disparate vocals grip onto stabbing keys and menacing
hook-laden basslines, pushed on by an unrelentling drum machine far past the
end of its warranty period. For their new 'Heaps Of Nothing' album on
Siltbreeze, Naked on the Vague eschew their tantalisingly sparse duo attack
for a quartet line-up, and the results are as sensational as they are
sinister. While the rickety, no-wave splat found on previous efforts had its
appeal, the heft of a "proper" rhythm section has only helped Naked on the
Vague delve deeper into the landscape of post-punk murk. 'Heaps of Nothing'
is a 21st century codification of the gallows wit and mesmerising
otherworldliness of ('Dub Housing' era) Pere Ubu, Primitive Calculators and
Lemon Kittens. Shuttling mutant urbanity from past to present, Naked on the
Vague is only too eager to confirm that the Earth isn't flat. Because 'Heaps
of Nothing' is here to flatten it.
www.myspace.com/nakedonthevague
GRASS WIDOW formed in 2007 in San Francisco. Influenced by all-female punk
and post-punk acts such as The Neo Boys and Kleenex, they quickly caught the
attention of the Bay Area and beyond. The band also note Roy Wood's The Move
and The Kinks as a major source of inspiration, which can be heard in their
wonderful three-part harmonies, complex arrangements and odd chord
progressions. Bassist / vocalist, Hannah Lew, drummer / vocalist, Lillian
Maring and guitarist / vocalist, Raven Mahon, chose the name Grass Widow to
represent the approach they take to writing music. The phrase commonly
referred to a woman whose husband is away at sea, but the visual
associations of each word also provides an opportunity to interpret meaning
on multiple levels. The band approach lyrical content in much the same way,
using metaphor to express complicated, intimate themes. Inspired by the
personal, they use myth and allegory to synthesise ideas and create new
landscapes wherein listeners can draw their own meaning. In 2009, Grass
Widow released their first self-titled LP on local indie imprint Make-A-Mess
Records as well as a 12" EP on Brooklyn label, Captured Tracks. This October
sees Kill Rock Stars release their new album 'Past Time' on CD and LP.
www.myspace.com/grasswidowmusic
WETDOG shake their coat and all manner of dirty, pretty sounds fall out,
demanding inspection. Exhuming and embracing the post-punk aesthetic of The
Slits and Au Pairs, they're unlikely to make you ponder your navel and cry,
but certs to get you smashing things up with wanton cathartic aggression.
Splendid deadbeat drums, lumbering bass and wilfully mis-tuned guitars urge
Rivka Gillieron's voice to yelp and admonish - early Banshees stylings are
retooled until every sudden rhythm shift counts. Latest album 'Frauhaus!' is
out now on Angular Records.
www.myspace.com/wetdogthebest
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