Times New Viking
Pretty lo-fi three piece. Quite fun, smashing their drums, running their fingers sloppily down the their frets and jabbing at their keyboards. In a similar vein to No Age, but generally a bit more noisy and less catchy.
No Age
Really enjoyed their 2nd album 'Nouns' this year so was greatly anticipating their set. Sounds like anthemic teen rock like Nirvana drenched in swarthes of noise. What's great about 'Nouns' is the anticipation and the release- the restraint of noise and the moment to unleash it, is timed perfectly. And when they unleash the noise, it's euphoric. Very impressive for a two piece, the level of carnage they manage to generate between the two of them- and live they channel that energy. They tear into songs with great abandon, and though much of the crowd seems nonplussed, there are a fair few bobbing and moshing about. My band of the night.
Los Campesinos!
Seem to be really popular among indie kids at the moment, and the crowd tonight confirm this. The few songs I'd heard didn't really seem that notable to me- just average jangly indie pop songs that are played the country over. I was kinda expecting not to like them too much, but they were pretty enjoyable. The singers voice was pretty self conscious and twee to a grating effect, but the songs had some good hooks and were cheery.
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