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Volume 33 features our cover starĀ Dan PatlanskyĀ as he brings the blues to Camden. Plus we review the new releases fromĀ Pearl JamĀ andĀ unpeople.
Our News Report has all the latest music news including live announcements fromĀ Misery Loves Company, Frank Turner, Boston Manor, Dayseeker, Yellowcard, Stand Atlantic, Motionless In White, Holding Absence, Skinny Lister, The Chats, Amongst Liars, Fontaines D.C. and The Cult!
Plus all the best new releases includingĀ Fontaines D.C., IDLES, Loose Articles, Indoor Pets, October Drift, One Step Closer, Pillow Queens, Xandria, Fangclub, Calva Louise, Collateral, downcast, Atomic Life, The Pleasure Dome and The Exact Opposite!
Finally, we round up the latest additions to ourĀ āDiscoverā New Music PlaylistĀ includingĀ Shelf Lives, newshapes and LOVELOST!
Itās a Saturday evening and itās the first warm spring evening of the year! Camden is therefore predictably bustling with people checking out the famous market and taking in some street food and maybe a beer or two.
The best way to finish an evening in Camden Town is always by savouring some live music in one of the many famous venues. In an area famous for punk however, tonight is all about the blues! Thatās because Dingwalls is welcoming South African maestro Dan Patlansky to one of Londonās best small venues.
LEONI JANE KENNEDY
Despite the temptation to sit in the sunshine with a pint by the lock, the venue fills up early with fans anticipating an intense showcase of modern blues rock. Up first though is Leoni Jane Kennedy who takes to the stage solo with just an acoustic guitar for company.
Kennedy however has no issues in grabbing the attention of the blues aficionados in attendance. Her charm and intricate melodies easily serenade the audience and her short set is entirely captivating.
A delightful cover of āTearsā by Rush is a treat, but throughout the set each song offers a glimpse of Kennedyās songwriting talents. Finishing with āSyntheticā, which is the title-track of her upcoming debut album, Kennedy no doubt will have left a lasting impression tonight with her illuminating performance.
DAN PATLANSKY
Itās actually something of a miracle that this show is going ahead, given that our headliner Dan Patlansky has been sick in recent days with a couple of necessary postponements. Patlansky however makes it clear that he was desperate to play tonight, and as his set begins with āLift Offā, those in attendance are instantly grateful that he was.
Thatās because despite battling through illness, Patlansky is able to channel something otherworldly to deliver a mesmerising performance alongside his band. Accompanied by bassist Greg Van Kerkhof and drummer Andy Maritz, the power trio is scorching at times, delicate at others and always meticulous.
That tantalising talent especially shines through on new material from Patlanskyās latest release āMovinā Onā. The title track and āWho I Amā are highlights but the songs from the album all shine tonight.
Another special treat this evening sees Patlansky joined by teenage blues prodigy Rhys John Stygal for a fantastic rendition of the Howlinā Wolf song āTell Meā in the style of Stevie Ray Vaughan!
Patlansky has a rare ability to make his guitar sing and his blistering blues are relished by the adoring crowd this evening. Over the course of one-hundred glorious minutes, Patlansky and co forget illness and the outside world and simply let the music do the talking.
A glorious day has been punctuated by two superb sets from Kennedy and Patlansky and the crowd can disperse into the Camden nightlife to reminisce on a memorable evening.
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Volume 32 features our cover starsĀ The HivesĀ as they show just why they are regarded as one of the greatest live bands. Plus we review the new albums from James and Gun.
Our News Report has all the latest music news including live announcements fromĀ Reading & Leeds Festivals, Graphic Nature, Rise Against, Mammoth WVH, Elles Bailey and St. Vincent!
Plus all the best new releases includingĀ The Meffs, Delilah Bon, James and the Cold Gun, Slash, Joanne Shaw Taylor, The Commoners, NOTHING MORE, FM, Like Moths To Flames, Dea Matrona, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Black Country Communion, The Lemon Twigs, Cane Hill, Royal Republic, The Treatment, The Mysterines, Kasabian, Gaffa Tape Sandy and Giant Walker!
Finally, we round up the latest additions to ourĀ āDiscoverā New Music PlaylistĀ includingĀ The Rolling People, Regent and DeadWax!
The latest issue of the Full Pelt Magazine is here, and you can download your copy for free below!
Volume 31 features our cover starsĀ Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the ConspiratorsĀ as they infiltrate the masses at Wembley Arena. It’s also a bumper week for new releases as we review Feeder, Bob Vylan, The K’s, The Black Keys, Dead Pony and ANIIMALIA.
Our News Report has all the latest music news including live announcements fromĀ Noisy, The Dandy Warhols, The Black Angels, White Reaper, Militarie Gun, Tom Morello, Gun, Mothica, Glass Animals and The Commoners!
Plus all the best new releases includingĀ Bob Vylan, Dead Pony, The K’s, Boston Manor, Paul Weller, Oakman, Marisa and the Moths, Between You & Me, Raven Numan, Within Temptation, Thomas Nicholas Band, Tom Jenkins, Susan Santos, The Zutons, BLACKGOLD, Millie Manders and the Shutup, TORA DAA, Dayseeker, Mimi Barks, Alien Ant Farm, Better Lovers, BIG SPECIAL and Glass Animals!
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Volume 30 features our cover starsĀ Sum 41Ā as they release their final album, ‘Heaven :x: Hell’. We also catch Pendulum live in Birmingham.
Our News Report has all the latest music news including live announcements fromĀ Download Festival, Foolhardy Folk Festival, Live At Leeds, Maximo Park, Fu Manchu, The Cribs, Cast, Twenty One Pilots, The Enemy, Northlane, The Home Team and Melt-Banana!
Plus all the best new releases includingĀ Courting, Feeder, James, Maximo Park, Frank Turner, Defects, The Lovely Eggs, Hacktivist, Ruel, DMA’s, Stand Atlantic, Accept, Fu Manchu, Bears In Trees, The Home Team and Daytime TV!
Finally, we round up the latest additions to ourĀ āDiscoverā New Music PlaylistĀ includingĀ Chasing Kites, EEVAH, Hunter Oliveri, ARCHIVES, LOWLIVES, Belmondo, Good Kid, Eat Your Own Head, Ella Galvin, Fast Blood, Luna Marble and Sans Froid!
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Volume 29 features our cover stars Creeper as they bring ‘Sanguivore’ to the masses! We also catch Fightstar return at Wembley Arena and review the debut album from Crushed By Waves.
Our News Report has all the latest music news including live announcements from Bludfest, Stonedead Festival, Royal Blood, Deep Purple, King King, Blues Pills, Smash Into Pieces and Lacuna Coil!
Plus all the best new releases including Shannon & The Clams, Battlesnake, Interlaker, Cage Fight, Travis, Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties, Atomic Life, P.O.D., The Pleasure Dome, The Dollyrots, One Step Closer, Weatherstate, Dan Patlansky, Crushed By Waves and Indoor Pets!
Finally, we round up the latest additions to our āDiscoverā New Music Playlist including Chloe Star, VENUS GRRRLS and When We Were Wolves!
Despite being one of the most active live bands in the UK, it has been almost a decade since Creeper last played in the city of Norwich. Back then they were the support band in the backroom of a pub, now they return at the much larger Epic Studios and their fans are out in numbers despite some competition from local favourite Justin Hawkins just up the road.
ZETRA
Before the main event however we have our openers Zetra who, after opening for Creeper at their one-off Roundhouse show in 2022, are along for the ride on this ’12 Days of Night’ tour.
The mysterious duo deliver a methodical set of elevator music for Goths. The elements of theatre fit naturally with the aesthetic of a Creeper show and the respectful crowd appear content with their performance. Whilst sparks donāt necessarily fly, the band create the perfect ambience to prepare us for whatās to come next.
CREEPER
What comes next is a band who have certainly made their case for the best live act award. Creeper are now a wholly different prospect compared to their early Norwich shows; for whilst they can still go hard when the moment calls, they are now an elegant and effervescent force. To go with the vampire theme, they are less the brute force of Blade and more the seductive charm of Count Dracula.
Speaking of awards, Creeper won two of our end of year awards this past December and itās our Single of the Year āCry To Heavenā that kicks their set off in spectacular fashion. The catchy song instantly elevates the audience energy levels and alongside the quickfire romp of āPoison Pensā sets the tone for the evening.
The setlist for this tour is carefully curated given the band now have three albums and four EPās to choose from. There are therefore many big songs which donāt make the cut this evening.
That’s an indictment of how packed their back catalogue has become and that’s never more apparent then when you consider the tracks not present with the fact that they can still pull out the likes of āHiding With Boysā, āCyanideā, āDown Belowā, āThe Honeymoon Suiteā, āAnnabelleā and āI Choose To Liveā. That’s not to even mention the stunning Hannah Greenwood led interlude of āGhosts Over Calvaryā and āCricketsā!
The second Full Pelt Award taken home by Creeper last year was Album of the Year for their latest masterpiece āSanguivoreā and those are the tracks that perhaps own tonight. āTeenage Sacrificeā is glorious, āLovers Led Astrayā, āThe Ballad of Spook & Mercyā and āChapel Gates’ are all highlights and the rock opera āFurther Than Foreverā is simply magnificent.
Itās an old favourite though that brings the evening to a spine-tingling close with āMiseryā eliciting the sing-a-long to end all sing-a-longs. Creeper can leave Norwich this time around knowing that theyāve ascended into something much bigger than their humble beginnings. The fans however will be heading home praying that it doesnāt take the band another nine years to return to the city.
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Volume 28 features our cover starsĀ FeederĀ as they head back out on the road this month! We also review the latest releases from Kid Kapichi and Greywind!
Our News Report has all the latest music news including live announcements fromĀ Glastonbury Festival, Kendal Calling, Biffy Clyro, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Interpol, NOFX and Samantha Fish!
Plus all the best new releases includingĀ The Treatment, The Warning, Soft Play, Scott Stapp, DragonForce, VEXED, Royal Republic, Blue Ćyster Cult, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Ashen Reach, The Dandy Warhols, Gun, SlĆøtface, fakeyourdeath, The Lemon Twigs, Destroy Boys, Dea Matrona, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard and BIG SPECIAL!
Finally, we round up the latest additions to ourĀ āDiscoverā New Music PlaylistĀ includingĀ Gold Bloom,Ā Attic TheoryĀ andĀ Eville!
There is a lengthy queue formed outside Epic Studios in Norwich this evening with the considerable amount of Feeder t-shirts giving a good hint of what will be taking place inside the venue.
Indeed, this show sold out well in advance and it appears that Norfolkās indie lovers are excited to catch the band playing what Grant Nicholas terms as āold school Feeder territoryā for the first time in nearly five years.
THE PEARL HARTS
Up first though are a band also keen to make up for lost time. The Pearl Harts were originally scheduled to support Feeder back in March 2020 but we all know what happened then!
The venue is already full as the duo take to the stage and kick proceedings off with bluesy rocker āBlack Bloodā. Looking around, there are a few in the crowd perhaps surprised to be given such a good rocking as soon as they walk in the door.
The Pearl Harts released their second album, āLove, Chaosā, last year and have honed their craft by playing shows across the UK and Europe in recent years. They are therefore an assured live prospect, in that you know that youāre going to get a good time!
Thatās exactly what the band give us this evening with a mixture of newer material and older favourites such as āLaraā and āHurtā. Any early trepidation seems to have been blow away and by the time the duo exit the stage theyāve certainly won some additional followers.
FEEDER
Feeder on the other hand certainly need no introduction, the audience are packed in, raring to go and ready for a sing-a-long. Those big moments come with the likes of āFeeling A Momentā and āJust The Way Iām Feelingā eliciting excitable reactions, but the first half of the set focuses predominantly on newer tracks.
The band are set to release their twelfth album āBlack/Redā next month and songs from the double record take centre stage this evening including grandiose opener āELFā. The crowd are respectful and show appreciation for these new offerings, which are quite sonically diverse.
This preview of the newer material truly does pique interest and you can almost hear the penny dropping for attendees that āBlack/Redā is going to be worth some exploration. Equally newer tracks such as āKyotoā and āFear of Flyingā demonstrate that the band also have some fine offerings in their more recent collections.
To the surprise of no one though the biggest reactions of the evening come with the likes of āBuck Rogersā and show finale āJust A Dayā. Any band would sell their soul to possess mega-tunes like these and their sing-a-long moments will always ensure fans go home happy.
The key takeaways from this show however should be firstly an appreciation for the depth in quality of the Feeder back catalogue and then an excitement for what this next chapter holds.
Regardless of all that though, those that formed that queue can now head into the night having just seen two fantastic live acts in their local venue and thatās what itās really all about!
The latest issue of the Full Pelt Magazine is here, and you can download your copy for free below!
Volume 27 features our cover starsĀ 2000treesĀ as unveil their stunning 2024 line-up! We also catch last week’s cover stars Lake Malice live in Norwich and review the new album from Grace Petrie!
Our News Report has all the latest music news including live announcements fromĀ Garbage, The Black Keys, BERRIES, Another Sky, Seasick Steve, Himalayas, Editors, Dream Wife, Oakman, InMe, Indoor Pets, Twin Atlantic, Crushed By Waves, Future Static, Brighten the Corners, Y Not Festival, Make A Scene and RADAR Festival!
Plus all the best new releases includingĀ Creeper, Seasick Steve, Delilah Bon, Like Moths To Flames, Pillow Queens, FM, Smash Into Pieces, The Pearl Harts, Twin Atlantic, Saxon, Robert Jon & The Wreck, The Commoners, Jinjer, Hockey Dad, Slash, Marisa and the Moths and Dream Wife!
Finally, we round up the latest additions to ourĀ āDiscoverā New Music PlaylistĀ includingĀ Young Fatigue,Ā QUEEN LAYAĀ andĀ LOVELOST!
