RECORDS SHOWCASE WITH ROBIN GUTHRIE The Arches. Glasgow. Sun 24 Oct
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INDIE POP SONDRE LERCHE Barfly, Glasgow, Tue 14 Sep 0000
Commrtted to the DIY agenda 1he refuses to adapt to the conventronal Singer-songwrrter' mode or leave hrs hometown of Bergenr. Sondr'e Ler'che appears alone wrth the more support of hrs blue Gretsch gurtar and a srngle
It's llkt? an episode of Mr/e Hrgh scored spotlrght. managrng to make more of a by Lady‘lr'on. Playrng the most hrgh show than hrs suppo ts put together. pr'ofrle nrght yet for Edrnbur'gh promoters Lerche's VOrce though. proves that hrs Lock. Stock and Lrve. the grrls known as greatness rs not Just about the carefully Clrent A and Clrent B lno relatron to arranged French horns. accordrons and Dubstar's ex-srnger and Alan McGee's strings. evrdent on hrs second album wrfel know how to put on a show. In Two Way Monologue. but hrs pure stage too small aqua blouses. totterrng hrgh presence. rmpresslve frnger-r.‘.'or'k and a , ‘ ‘ V IV heels and leather gloxes. they play up to refreshrngly diverse sound that ranges rn M,“ ‘I‘k’f’m‘ " f the eletttroseductress roles wrth glee. rnfluence from Brran erson to Ellrott The Earlies are a part-Manchester, part-Texas foursome of nu-psychedelic, onh the odd snatched grggle at the Smith. With a repertorre of songs from quiet majesty who sound like Grandaddy on a bong session with Mercury droolrng men up front blowrng the” the new album. Lerche also introduces ‘l Rev. So Christian Madden, how did this transatlantic quirkiness come coxer. Whreh would be panto rf the Want to Call rt Love'. a new song that rs about? music wasn't so frne. the frostrly more upbeat and sunnrer that hrs earlrer One of the Texans. .JM {Larr‘zv' :, ‘.-.::1. M'rrc' enter str. 1, ' 3: new" ‘rtlfl‘ a My CFUlKTllIllgl llléillilas Ol 'CIICHI' and materral before wrapprng thrngs up wrlh that l ‘.'.'as hanging about w li‘e" (r et, :l lat‘mrf, fW; ether ; "9" Ma' |:’,'.‘:'. at: Pornography rustrfyrng therr agreeany the full-0n pop perfectron of , Wa‘, was or the clot;- aw: <;’rt we“. tw: i,::"‘e «.r, x 1: WW.” ll/l m4" Law fa Texan sexed-up performance. (Davrd Pollockl Monologue. (Sara Carlssonl t1t3l“<:'. Bran/lye [Can] .-.r;r‘~wrx; r“ '1 l're. chf ‘xgrrz‘r er a' I: unwed , sending flu'Klf; f‘ri’ "we, .‘Jf’l urn": 3‘...“ “W,- <:',r.';’, a: ’: gr." '2 T’ ~“.-'r t;:’/ [/h- PUNK . M _. 4., . , ,.. THE GUSSETS neuer actual, met [aran’lcr‘ a .' e ":29": new: .r The Subway. Edinburgh Strange way to do a b nd, Isn't it? t I ‘ . Mon 20 Sep ... It works because ge‘. “,Tt‘e' {mop ’; " fem.” r l; 1' .'."‘i:7 ,9 . 'f: fi’n'l’g. I18 "‘rucn better .‘ua. f'a" a if "i; ' a 1’,’;e’."e" “9' ea",' '3 ’10"? " WV .2":
Remember Riot Grrl’? The Gussets could "‘axe the "as C; t'at we 1', ; f’ arm.) ' " ' " probabls. don't. but only ‘cos they're too Influences, please. darned young. Nevertheless. these trve JM .s :nti. a l’,'. r.‘ ‘r‘{:’;’."f," ’, an.“ ry ’: H :5. .'.’:r, a',‘ .a V. " :r/ ' r; ’2' .r'r’mm'r. D035\ We liltitlartts making therr Ine sta'1e'1. Brawl." 1 feta . "f, "we-fa, .-.'*e'e::c l “3r.” a I,‘ r/c’; debut lek up one hell of a one cherd and C;(...‘.'".", l‘. a? does " Tux-re. 1,.7 . xx.- ". e' Eire” ':::' ';r;° " etal racket. rnxokrng the ramshackle sprrrt of g boat ifil'lglfi. LUV‘QIGQS 3”“ SIRS hast. On stage you expand to an eleven-piece outfit. Shambolic?
Shamblrng onstage wearrng posh It 's a 'CJQTST'CE‘: " g"tn‘are r, .t t':. t. 3'“; ‘2 .r 9‘ I " c- frocks. the Gussets SOOH slrp :nto justice. l: rs prett, chat): 2 or: is def " '8‘, l°'s .e'", Cree", "fill/r a somethrng mOre comfonable as their or We go cg t: see scccc recest'a DC piece
two bass. no gurtar thrashabout lekS I K "g Tots, 8:27 23 OCT.
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