Too late to be an album review, so it’s now a gig review. A couple of weeks ago I went to Brighton to see Lovvers and Male Bonding. The gig took place at the hip hangout The Cowley Club. Seemed like the Brighton version of The Smell or something. I got the impression it’s like a secret club when there’s not a gig there, and they have a book section and they have food available on thursday evenings. Only thursday evenings. The venue had loads of naked barbies hanging from the ceiling too, and I’m pretty sure I was stood next to the Blood Red Shoes drummer.
[Photo Credit: Tom Beard]
Myspace // "Carry Knots" [Audio]
A band that we have covered ad nauseum since their very early days, Brighton duo Blood Red Shoes are in the studio hard at work on their second album, which as far as I know has no release date or title. They were nice enough to record two video diaries which will give you a peek into the process. For more updates, check out their Twitter.
I wanted to post about this band a year ago but couldn’t find any mp3s. Now thanks to our good friends over at Better Than Sex I have ‘Boytoy’, my favourite 100% Wool track. The Toronto two piece is Vivi on vocals/drums and Serge on vocals/bass, both combine to add keyboard parts. Together they make music that captures and reconstructs the sound of bands like Blood Red Shoes and Whirlwind Heat, combining crunching bass riffs with bratty punk lyrics and their own siren-esque voices.
[Photo Credit: Tom Barnes]
I’ve spent a lot of time going back and forth on these guys and I’ve finally come to the conclusion that they’re good, although I have to be in the right frame of mind for them.
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