Today’s acts are, in order of appearance: Find yourself a new ugly Bassist, Melisma!, Orion, avanGaäd, BOY COM., The Fideal Effect, Shades, Corkstone, The Fillmore Gears, Black Alley Screens and Hot Club De Paris.
Please note that the original headliners Cage The Elephant have cancelled due to injury.
Update: Cage The Elephant have now been replaced by Hot Club De Paris.
1. Find yourself a new ugly Bassist
Very little is known about this young five-piece band, whose manifesto reads “We are the stuff. We are the funk.” However, we understand that their bassist Harry “is in fact not fat or ugly”.
2. Melisma!
“From the depths of the Peak District, Melisma! pull on a range of influences to create metal/rock with pop undertones. United by a an indestructible enthusiasm for music, inappropriate humour, poor spelling and Spongebob, Melisma! are going to make noise for as long as they can.”
“We are four lads from the High Peak who love writing and playing music. We are a band who are not afraid to play what WE want to listen to. Not put off by the conventional assumption that bands these days have to fit into a ‘scene’, we are proud knowing we are not heavy enough to be branded metal and not poppy enough to be branded pop.”
“We have been around for about two years in which time we have played in various clubs, pubs, fields, balls and most bizarrely a hospital car park…! Everything we have goes into our live performances making them as exciting, energetic and spontaneous as possible.”
Songs include: Coma Scale, Burn The Shell Suit, Batman Didn’t Want To Be Famous, Mr and Mrs, What You Chose.
Listen to Melisma! on MySpace.
3. Orion
Orion are a Nottingham based pop/rock/new wave trio, who have been playing various venues in the Nottinghamshire area since forming three years ago. As a result of winning IME Battle of the Bands and Warsop Battle of the Bands, they received some studio time – the results of which can be heard on their self-released 6-track EP.
Songs include: Spellcheck, Doors, Not Supposed To, Hit The Ground Running, Apollo 13.
Sample lyric: “And what if I was to say to you, would it make any difference to us, knowing there’s not much I’d rather do girl, to gain your trust…”
4. avanGaäd
avanGaäd are a four-piece alternative rock band from Sheffield.
Songs include: Joys of Destruction, Memories of Brad, Mr Bag, Paper People, Smiles & Lies, Who Killed Eric Morrison.
Sample lyric: “Grimmest illusions are forming in your mind. They’ll take away your goodness and they’ll take away your shine. No more, no more, no more.”
5. BOY COM.
“BOY COM. (short for BOY COMMUNICATION) is a nine piece Dub-Reggae-Hip-Hop collective, whose aim is to make you groove till the end of the night, even after you’ve left the venue. Its like the coolest house party you’ve ever been to: there’s plenty of booze, beautiful girls, and BOY COM. are providing your ideal soundtrack. With their new album Paraphonilia, you can expect the phatest beats, the smoothest basslines and the roaring-est brass section you’ve ever heard!”
Songs include: Come On In, Push Your Way, Travels.
Sample lyric: “I knew I’d have to face them one day. I knew this day would come. They want to rip me to shreds; they want to make me pay; they want to use my bones to pound their drums.”
6. The Fideal Effect
“The Fideal wanders through the twilight looking for lovers. Her song is sad and seductive. Her kiss is cold, tasting of earth. Her hands caress you, hold you, pull you down and down into the chill waters. You would happily lie with her forever, wrapped in her watery embrace – but she’s gone. She has returned to the dark lakeshore and you are forgotten. The Fideal sings as she walks through the weeds, calling out to her next lover…leaving you down in the water’s cold depths, eyes unseeing, weeds in your mouth.“
Influences: The Wonder Stuff, Shed 7, Hundred Reasons, My Vitriol, Taking Back Sunday, The Deftones, Incubus, Thursday, Redd Kross, Marion, Manics, Dave Gahan, At The Drive In.
Songs include: Hidden Depths, Impending Silence, Sight and Sound, Feel The Ghosts, Are You Sure You Wanna Know.
Sample lyric: “Impending days of loneliness and cold. I’m feeling empty, got no one to hold. Big empty rooms, all dark as there’s no light. It’s just me and me alone in here tonight.”
Listen to The Fideal Effect on MySpace.
7. Shades
No information available.
8. Corkstone
This locally based five-piece band take their name from a local stone on Stanton Moor. They describe their sound as “classic Brit Pop Indie anthems, specifically designed for a one listen hook”.
Songs include: Wake Me, Pretty Good Looking, Seatbelts, True Colours, Upstairs Window, Valentine.
Sample lyric: “The lover who works late: scrubbing floors and toilet doors to cover all those overheads, then back home to an empty bed…”
Listen to Corkstone on MySpace.
9. The Fillmore Gears
“The best band in the country” – Steve Craddock, Ocean Colour Scene.
“Utilizing their fondness for all that is sleaze and heavy, the Fillmore Gears have managed to craft the ultimate soundtrack to fighting, ****ing and partying!”
“The Fillmore Gears have been gaining rapid momentum since their first gig. Formed by Pete, Mak, Dave and Andy, united in their adoration of all that is heavy, sleazy and dirty in blues, punk and rock, they have blown audiences away with intense almighty shows full of passion, energy, supreme musicianship and power.”
Songs include: Like A Train, Same Old Lies, The Sack, Baby Come On Now, Way Back Way Down, Long Shot.
10. Black Alley Screens
“Describe In Three Words: Grungy, Sweaty, Furious.”
“The Screens sound similar to early B.R.M.C. at times, and The Music at others.”
This Glasgow/Northern Ireland trio have picked up airplay on Radio One and XFM, and have played support slots with The Fratellis and The Long Blondes.
Songs include: Class ‘A’ Anecdote, Sunset, There’s A Truth You Won’t Believe, Wrong Place At The Wrong Time, The Camera Never Lies.
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