The Great Escape 2009
Thursday 14th to Saturday 16th May 2009venues in Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 9NA, England MAP
£45 for a 3 day gig pass
Last updated: Tue 12th May 2009
The Great Escape has made its name for showcasing new British bands and now new global talent to industry professionals and music fans alike. Alongside hundreds of gigs there are also daytime talks on many issues regarding the music industry and how its changing. Growing each year, its spread to over 30 venues with something for everyone, but mostly with guitars.
Friendship start the night for me with their two-piece experimental rock. Looping and layered guitar riffs, odd smatterings of vocals, they take you by surprise with slow intros building up into a distorted fusion of noise. Pulled Apart By Horses come on after with a more punky hardcore sound. Keeping to a simple song structure, the metal guitars hold the songs together with grinding riffs. Its hard to fault them just for brilliant song titles 'E=MC Hammer' and 'I punched a Lion in the throat'!
Jumping venue, I get to Digital just as Emmy the Great goes on stage. The short set has her running through her album tracks with seemingly little effort. Whether the sound wasn't quite right, or the dripping ceiling was distracting nothing quite clicked in the performance.
review by: Chris Mathews
photos by: Chris Mathews
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