Together, Mawkin:Causley provide the ultimate folkie's dream - cracking tunes and a voice to give some of the oldest songs in the tradition a new interpretation.
Asobi Seksu
The Roadhouse
Tuesday February 10th, 2009
In keeping with their sound, Asobi Seksu prefer to keep quiet between songs - which only accentuates the fierce volume of later climaxes. They seem louder than ever tonight, with animated guitars pinging off every available surface and their signature kick drum continually throbbing.
Asobi Seksu - Familiar Light (One Little Indian) February 9th, 2009 5.0/6.0 Anyone who is familiar with Asobi Seksu's last album Citrus will instantly recognise...
Greg Weeks - The Hive (Wichita Recordings) November 3rd, 2008 4.5/6.0 Isn’t it strange when musicians look like the very music that’s going to come...
Stone Gods - Don't Drink The Water October 27th, 2008 4.0/6.0 A whole press release and not a mention that Stone Gods are in fact...
Robert Wyatt and Bertrand Burgalat - This Summer Night (Domino Records) October 20th, 2008 4.0/6.0 With an extensive introduction, constant jangly guitar and a few...
We spend an hour watching the Insect Circus, where contortionists dressed as worm charmers and acrobats in fly costumes delight the adults and generally terrify the younger children.
00.30: After hours entertainment doesn’t seem particularly extensive here really, so we head to the Groovy Movie tent for short films, many of which I...
Thursday July 17th 16.00: Having just driven (at an unsurprisingly rapid pace) through a wooded road lined with signs declaring the chilling words ‘Do not...
Interpol with Ladytron
Apollo Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday July 8th, 2008
Nobody can rival the dancing of Interpol’s guitarist. Starting off with mechanical head shakes that seem to be in time with nothing but his own metronome, he suddenly progresses into ballroom steps and glides about the stage in a furious manner.
