Live Reviews – Page 24 – Brightonsfinest

Alexis Taylor – Patterns, Brighton – 19th April 2018

Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor is back with a terrific new record, Beautiful Thing, a record that we described as, “Thrilling, perfectly suitable for the dance-floor, and at another it’s a showcase for Taylor’s profound creativity.” Luckily for us Brighton folk, too, we were also showcased the record at Brighton’s…

Shame – The Haunt, Brighton – 20th April 2018

Sometimes Brighton is a little too good for its own good. While Shame were rocking at The Haunt, Spanish four-piece Hinds were playing Concorde 2 and Manchester post-punk outfit Cabbage were at Patterns. Still, such was the impressive nature of South London’s Shame, it felt like a sizeable moment both…

Lower Than Atlantis – Concorde 2, Brighton – 15th April 2018

Across their career, Lower Than Atlantis have continuously maintained the persona of a modern rock staple for so many in the UK scene. Having five absolutely colossal albums under their belts which bring more riff and electricity than the last, they are truly a band who are on top of…

Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker – Komedia, Brighton – 11th April 2018

Tonight it is obvious that Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker are sick of being lumped in as ‘folk’. However, when you are winners of the Best Duo category at the BBC2 Radio Folk Awards of 2015, perhaps you should just suck it up? Perhaps you should know what side your…

Demob Happy – The Haunt, Brighton – 14th April 2018

The dictionary definition for ‘demob happy’ is, “Feeling elated because one is about to leave a stressful or responsible job or situation.” So how perfect that Newcastle-via-Brighton rockers, Demob Happy, brought the Holy Doom tour to their adopted home city on a Saturday, the day that most are free to…

Swimming Tapes – Green Door Store, Brighton – 13th April 2018

“It’s good to be in Brighton – and it’s such a good line-up” Swimming Tapes stated during their headline set at Green Door Store. “I can’t remember the last time we played a gig with such a good line-up,” they continued. It’s testament to Hidden Herd, the online magazine who…

Public Service Broadcasting – Brighton Dome – 7th April 2018

If ever a walk-on track could perfectly encapsulate what is to come, it is Public Service Broadcasting’s choice of the David Bowie classic ‘Sound And Vision’. On part of what is ostensibly an album tour for last year’s Every Valley, a musical history of the Welsh mining and coal…

Sunflower Bean – Concorde 2, Brighton – 5th April 2018

“We just wanted to thank you for making our record go into the Top 40. We’re an American band with no money, so it means a lot,” Julia Cummings said halfway through their Brighton gig, which only went further in cementing their place as one of the most exciting indie…

Lebeaux – The Hope & Ruin, Brighton – 8th April 2018

It is clear that no one ever told Lebeaux that Sunday’s are usually the day of rest. Their single launch for ‘Gold Man (I’m Chemical)’ was an exceptionally raucous affair that totally brought the party down to The Hope & Ruin. The three-piece are an incredibly confident band and, crucially,…

Cosmo Sheldrake – The Haunt – 4th April 2018

As song introductions go, “This one was built on a sample taken from a cow carcass” is fairly unique. This is the world of Cosmo Sheldrake, though, a weird and wonderfully eccentric place for sure but also one that is entrancing and hypnotic. A night celebrating the release of…