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Art-rockers Futureheads set for gallery date
THE Futureheads will play a free show at Nottingham Contemporary next week at the launch of the gallery's latest exhibition. The Sunderland indie rock band, who first hit the Top 20 in 2005 with a cover of Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love, perform an …
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Put yourself in my shoes for a moment. I've gone out to my local with the closer friends, you know, the types that fuck with you on a regular basis for a laugh and a joke, professionalism means nothing. The local music hub is renowned for it's poor quality bands at times and rarely circulates any really decent gigs, though that's not their fault, I've just grown up here believing everything is shit. I usually walk in, get a few pints in, courtesy of the league of gentlemen I keep in my company and proceed to sit down and enjoy the two hours of audio boredom followed by swift critical debate in the car on the way home; debating parties usually consisting of me and...me. This night took a different turn, yes there was a moment where a squeaky teen was repeatedly, and poorly, putting across his point of 'not doing what I tell him', with a few staggered "Fuck You"'s every so often but tonight was something real special, an unexpected discovery of epic proportions. I'm telling you, I was more excited than Brian Cox would be exploring a nebulae in the star ship Enterprise. My shining star in the sky? Well, it's Pre Sleep Monologue. They're a gruff and shockingly sexy blues rock band from the West Midlands, consisting of three members; vocalist/bassist Katie, vocalist/guitarist Toby and drummer Tosh. They've also recently released a fantastic EP "Primitive Blues" originally written by blues artist Dirty Ray who features with Pre Sleep Monologue on the EP. They have an incredible energy on stage, it was one of those moments where I refused to pee or remove my eyes for more than a second until every song was finished, even then, I wanted more and they did not disappoint. They're currently playing a small tour around the UK in various local venues so keep an eye out, as well as that, for all things Pre Sleep Monologue click here. Pre Sleep Monologue will also be featuring on my upcoming webcasts next month, if you see me out and about, utter the words "It's a cold day in July" to get yourself a free pint. But, don't make it creepy.
A special kind of act comes in simplest of packages, oozing complexity and dreamlike sophistication, such an act is called The Beliefs...but more arty farty than I'm letting on. The Beliefs are originally a trio from Toronto, Canada and like most recent Canadian acts, they rock in a very unique and very new-age way called 'Dreampop' or 'Shoegaze'. Jesse Crowe, Josh Korody and Richard Stanley were brought together by their mutual love for bands like The Jesus and Marychain, Slowdive, and My Bloody Valentine and discovered this commonality at a friends birthday party. The result is now a natural and simplistic approach to artrock, simulating the angsty thrashing of paint upon a canvas but in slow motion. They're currently in production for a self-titled debut album due out in March 2013, followed by extensive touring in the US and Europe. So get the rounds in, I'll be seeing you lovelies at The Beliefs show!
