Wednesday, July 24th,  Kro Bar, Oxford Road, Manchester, £4, 8pm.

// L'Etrangleuse //

French duo utilising harp, guitar and vocals to produce a sound incorporating post-rock textures, West African grooves, and an element of strange pop music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ebeIELLzmU // McWatt //

Beautiful compositions referencing Satie, Mingus and sea shanties, by way of double bass, flute and accordion. "A pensive slice of chamber folk that unfolds with the grace and weight of a Gavin Bryars piece." - The Wire magazine reviewing their brilliant LP, released by Singing Knives Records. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ5XgcZpu0A // Irma Vep //

Haunting, caustic songs, sometimes recalling Jandek or early Smog, delivered with bare intensity. "Stevens hangs conventional blues on a rack and pulls at the levers to leave it writhing and groaning, involuntarily splintering out fuzz and distortion… An uncomfortably thrilling listen." - Drowned in Sound http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQwdE5m33-A  // David M. Birchall //