Pete & The Pirates - Tue 11th May
+ Connan Mockasin, Micachu & The Shapes (DJ set)
nikaclub
PETE & THE PIRATES return to play an intimate preview of of their
forthcoming new album, due for release later in 2010.
This is a
consistently brilliant live band. Following on from the breakthrough
success of ltd edition singles 'Come on Feet' and 'Knots' (both big
favourites with Lamacq and Zane at Radio 1, plus Jonathan Ross on Radio
2), the band's first full album was giddy rush of spiky guitar pop and
unabashed romanticism. The songs from their new record which have
started to feature in their recent gigs show that they're picking up
where they left off.
Sprouting from the fertile pastures of
Reading, Pete and The Pirates are a misfit gang of five friends
wonderfully out of step with all other bands and scenes. Together, they
produce music which is raw, joyous, melancholic, raucous and tender.
Singer,
Tom Sanders' lyrics are predominantly concerned with love (lost and
found), but presented with a lightness of touch and a fierce
intelligence that burns brightly. These are life-affirming songs where
melodies and harmonies soar throughout.
CONNAN MOCKASIN will join
them on the bill to play tracks from his highly anticipated debut album
- 'Please Turn Me Into The Snat', out in June.
Written and
recorded over the past 18-months, from East Sussex in the UK to an
abandoned haunted house in Wellington, the album will introduce the
listener to the amazing world of Connan Mockasin - from cats with
larger-than-life personalities, unicorns in uniform, to alter egos such
as Don Dicaprio. Expect beautiful psychadelic soundscapes interwoven
with instant melodies.
All the acts on this bill come from the
same collective of musicians, and to complete the trinity we also have
MICACHU & THE SHAPES on dj duties... along with the resident NIKA
Club turntablists.
You don't want to miss this small show -
tickets available from here, only £8.50:
TICKETS -
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/76990
Pete & The
Pirates reviews...
'Another indie gem' - NME
'Stuttering,
heart-in-mouth lushness' - Uncut
'Stunning' - The Sun
'An
enchanting romantic highlight.. so assured for such a young outfit' -
The Independent
'Passionate, perfect pop' - Plan B
'Harmonised
indie-punk through a cracked psych filter' - Time Out
'Overflowing
with blissful melodies' - Dazed and Confused
'Joyous,
quintessentially English retro-rock' - The Fly
'God-like pop genius' -
Artrocker
