[DID NOT ATTEND: November 5, 2022] Dry Cleaning / The Spirit of the Beehive / Nourished By Time
Dry Cleaning are a kind of trendy British band. They are of the spoken deadpan vocal/wild guitar noise variety. I don’t love them, but I think their music is really interesting. I thought they’d be fun to see live once.
But we had a family emergency and it wasn’t time to go to a show. So, I didn’t really mind missing this one.
I saw The Spirit of the Beehive six years ago and they were outstanding live. I’d never heard of them before that show but they blew me away with their set which was a great mix of shoegaze and noise. I really want to see them again.
I’ve never heard of Nourished By Time and can’t find much online about him. He has a few songs on bandcamp which are described like this:
beautiful multi layered serenade, showcasing the breadth of his vocal range, with delicate textures sprinkled throughout; heart-aching guitar riffs and celestial chords enveloping you into this contagious dream pop melody.
and
a relatable anarchist anthem for anyone working a dead-end job, filled with angst and a foreboding energy driven by eerie drums and a melancholy tone. Written whilst employed by Whole Foods during COVID , spraying down shopping carts, what he describes as ‘the most soul destroying job I’ve ever had’. The song explores America’s social constructs moulded by race and capitalism, through his gravelly baritone vocals over lo-fi punk sound, with lyrics reinforcing his ‘bun down Babylon’ sentiment.
The songs were okay.
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