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Review by Chris Bull

At the height of Britpop, with cheesy synth lines, outlandish fashion and superficial lyrics, there was something darker that always bubbled close to the sunny surface. In the dimly lit backrooms of London pubs, there were the moody and introspective heirs to post-punk. The Suede’s, the Garbage’s, the Mansun’s, singing of godlessness, nuclear armageddon and the stuff that no commercially minded artist would ever dream of showing to a record label. The performances were extensions of this, rejecting the slick production quality of bands with money, all they had was their energy to make the sound appear greater than what three or four people should be able to do. 

As Civil Partnership (4/5) powered into their set with the fast-paced ‘Adrian’, you felt immediately transported to the world described above. The musicians on stage were busy and unrelenting in their performance juggling melodic leads and vocal lines between one another. The band displayed an impressive variety of songs with ‘Bear Flat’, showcasing a handling of slower paces. The greatest surprise came with the song ‘Jungle’ towards the end of their set which exploded into a bonafide funk infused rock jam. The versatility and variety of songs really punctuated each from one another and definitely suggest that this band has many more tricks up their sleeve as they continue to develop and grow.

For fans of: Suede, Foals, Placebo

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Garage rock is the game with Self Help (3/5). Chunky, twangy and crunchy riffs drive the tunes with that American style that could probably only come about from Jack White taking creative lead of Cage the Elephant. The band’s setlist showcases its latest EP Organic Noise Kitchen which again delivers a consistent yet loose serving of hooks and sing along choruses. Over the course of the set however, the songs were gradually blending into one another and losing distinction. There was a superbly well placed off-beat, downtempo ska section towards the end of ‘Gooey’ in the middle of the set, and more genre crossing like this could absolutely send future material to another level. There were bits of it, but you just want that little bit more.

For fans of Cage the Elephant, The White Stripes, Supergrass

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Wutip (3/5) are fast and catchy with their driven and quirky punk sound. ‘Scott Walker’ also has elements of the drunken pub rock of The Libertines, something you could imagine singing along to in someone's living room whilst the neighbours try to get your party shut down. Throughout it seemed like the crowd had as much a role to play as the band, as they enthusiastically chanted the lyrics to the band’s originals and covers alike. The delivery of these tunes is fast, fun and depends on a charismatic and captivating stage presence. If you’re still into the honest punk of day to day life as a youth in Britain, look no further.

For fans of Frank Turner, The Libertines, Franz Ferdinand

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The headliners of the night Flirting (4/5) take a stylistic turn toward an indie-pop post-punk fuzz. Guitars are drenched in chorus to give an 80s chime, but quickly crash against a grungey distortion to punctuate choruses. The band has a reserved stage presence and let their instruments do the talking, the performance of ‘Peppermint’ was a great demonstration of the versatility of the band, with harmonics being used to create a delicate atmosphere, tastefully contrasting the explosions spotted throughout. ‘Wouldn’t You’ was performed as a two-piece which helped to showcase the vocals of the band, and approach a song at its most bare. The set was closed with ‘Fingertips’, a relentless and heavy song, with spoken word lyrics that convey a certain kind of subdued anger that boils underneath the already chaotic music. It built up throughout and resulted in the band joining the crowd, playing their instruments and breaking that wall between performer and audience. 

For fans of The Cranberries, My Bloody Valentine, Lush

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Na ewakuację setek tysięcy ludzi zdecydowały się władze środkowego Wietnamu przed spodziewanym uderzeniem tajfunu Wutip. W niedzielę z powodu wichury zatonęły co najmniej dwie chińskie łodzie rybackie; zaginionych jest ponad 70 rybaków.

Wiatr może wiać z prędkością ok. 150 km/h, a w porywach dochodzić do 200 km/h – ostrzegają wietnamskie służby meteorologiczne. Oczekiwane są również ulewy.  W nocy z niedzieli na poniedziałek ewakuowano ok. 8 tys. mieszkańców osad z przybrzeżnych rejonów prowincji Quang Tri. Trwa ewakuacja kolejnych 35 tys. osób z terenów zagrożonych powodziami i osunięciami ziemi.  Dziś ewakuowanych ma zostać ponad 140 tys. mieszkańców czterech innych prowincji w środkowej części Wietnamu. Zamknięte są szkoły w pięciu centralnych prowincjach. Straż przybrzeżna zleciła załogom ponad 60 tys. łodzi rybackich, liczącym w sumie ponad 300 tys. ludzi, by pozostały wbezpiecznym miejscu – poinformowały służby odpowiedzialne za przeciwdziałanie skutkom żywiołu.