Review by Mark Kelly
Tonight Ringo Deathstarr exhibit considerable bravery in selecting the rather wonderful Lola Colt to support them. However, before we can see whether Ringo Deathstarr get blown offstage or not, we are entertained by opening act Parlour.
Parlour’s music is very dreamy, trancy, shoegazey stuff, and they clearly owe a massive debt to My Bloody Valentine. There is much tuning and adjustment of effects pedals between songs, and they give the impression that they’re playing for themselves rather than the audience, which possibly isn’t a bad thing.
This is the third time that I’ve seen Lola Colt, and I’m only just starting to get my head around their music. The reason for this is that there is so much going on when they play. Initially there are no obvious reference points in their music, but more diverse and possibly conflicting hints of influences on display. It could be a car crash, but it works. |
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