Gig Review: Diy All-dayer @ The Laundry 1.11.14


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geschrieben von: The Great Escape geschrieben am: 07.11.2014 um: 11:53 Uhr

Perhaps the most telling thing about the calibre of the artists at the DIY All-Dayer last weekend was how excited the bands were about each other: it was a struggle for an act to make it through their set without a reference to the rest of the fantastic line up. With a ton of previous TGE artists on the bill, we headed down to check up on some of the best new music around.

Openers Wyldest were selected from hundreds of applications for the opening slot. The London duo's atmospheric dream-pop brings to mind Beach House with Zoe Mead's Ellie Goulding-like vocal floating above the wealth of synth. Although perhaps a touch less ethereal live than on record, it'll be worth keeping an eye out to see how the relative unknowns grow.

Fresh from two sold out shows at the St Pancras Old Church and a support slot with Jamie T, the room was set with expectation for Palace. Their raw, emotionally charged sounds (particularly potent during the heart-wrenching chorus of "Bitter' and complimented by suitably anguished face-pulling) comes with an introverted maturity, perhaps hindering a sense of total audience engagement. However Bloody Knees quickly made up for this; on taking the stage the crowd were immediately encouraged to get up close and personal with their breed of loud scuzzy garage punk. Their relentless energy and sheer abandon, coupled with some great interaction created an entirely different buzz, which really got the room going before the set was brought to an untimely end when the power went. The audience's disappointment was obvious but unfortunately Bloody Knees are not a band that continue playing acapella. Continuing the indie scuzz in a slightly less abandoned manner was Leeds five-piece Menace Beach. The sound balance was a little off and they could have done with some more of their distinctive vocal, but overall the crashing guitars and moany choruses came up trumps, with a set that oozed gritty energy.

Hot off the DIY tour, Shy Nature's infectious, guitar driven indie sits somewhere in the same realm as The Mystery Jets. It was certainly catchy enough to pull concertgoers to their feet, which prompted a dedication to those getting their groove on from frontman William Blackaby. Material from their "Birthday Club EP" (released this week) sounds promising - well worth checking out for a pick me up as we head into the gloom of November. Up next, Blessa's combination of rolling guitars and a strikingly ethereal vocal, pared us back to a set more serenely atmospheric than energetic, quite the opposite of the boundless dynamism of the following four-piece Spring King. For all their raucous guitars and hard-hitting sound, the highlight of the set has to be guitarist Pete's dad on the saxophone: evidence of the sense of fun and camaraderie that grounds their overwhelming live force.

We've fallen a little bit in love with Flyte over the last year - after their TGE set this year, they also played our Berlin Music Week showcase, before going on to headline the DIY tour. They're a band all too easy to like: their sparkling retro indie sound might not be radical, but proved enough to get the crowd bobbing along nicely, particularly to latest single "Light Me Up'. With choruses that get stuck in your head for days and leave you catching yourself absent-mindedly dancing as you walk along the street, their live set is exactly what you'd expect: smiles all round, a glittering ambience and an array of rainbow guitars.

Super-hyped Spanish band Deers' unabashed enthusiasm for what they're doing shines through a set oozing confidence and easy going fun. It's not just their unimpeachable cool that's captivating; their sunny guitars and the contrast between punchy percussion and lazy, wailing vocals all contribute to a playful sound that keeps their audience wanting more. In contrast, Telegram's loud heavy sound is hard-hitting, resolute and direct - these boys aren't going to mess about. Having toured with The Horrors and Temples, judging by the audience's raucous reception, they'll be up there with the big guns before you know it. Headliners JAWS topped off the bill in fantastic form - shimmery energy with a hint of something a little punchier in songs like "Gold' made their set one to remember, immersing the excited crowd in a dream-like atmosphere.

It was a long day and well worth every minute; with so many incredible sets from bright new bands that one can't help but feel that this lot are going to be the future.

Flyte, Shy Nature, JAWS, Bloody Knees, Blessa and Telegram all played The Great Escape 2014.

Words by Eleanor Weinel

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