Last night we checked out one of LA’s hottest new prospects – Funeral Party. After featuring the band on the Shazam Blog a few months ago, we’ve been glued to their MySpace waiting for some UK dates. Thankfully the band were picked up by Surfer Blood as support for a handful of UK dates including a show at The Garage in London.
We’re pleased to say that all the frantic energy of their songs transfers fully to their live show, with lead singer Chad Elliott on particularly animated form throughout the performance. Tracks such as the anthemic ‘Finale’ and forthcoming single ‘NYC Moves To The Sound Of LA’ draw comparisons to the spiky guitar sound popularised by The Strokes; albeit with an exuberant injection of punk-funk style bass. Expect to hear a lot more from these soon.
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Jon Davies Gigs/ Events Funeral Party, Surfer Blood
Now established as an essential addition to the UK festival goer’s calendar, next weekend sees the welcome return of The Great Escape festival. From the 13th-15th May Brighton will be taken over by over 350 of the finest new breaking bands and artists. A new addition to the bill comes in the form of dance legends Groove Armada, who will be closing the festival with a late show at the Corn Exchange. Joining Groove Armada on the list of recent additions are the following acts:
Angus and Julia Stone
Cornershop
Tinie Tempah
Rolo Tomassi
The Joy Formidable
Pulled Apart By Horses
Harper Simon
The Invisible
Alex Metric (Live)
Feldberg
Silver Columns
Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed
The True Loves
On our to watch list will be the chirpy NYC indie of Darwin Deez, the welcome return of Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster and the irresistible melodies of Surfer Blood.
For the full line up head to the Great Escape website. Tickets are still available for weekend’s festivities. For those who are unable to attend, we will be giving you full coverage of the event – plus be sure to check out our live reports on the Shazam Twitter feed.
Jon Davies Gigs/ Events Darwin Deez, Groove Amarda, Surfer Blood
