Melt my No Age into a Banana

Last week was possibly the best gig week in ages. It's not every week you get to see two super super amazing shows, hence I am still feeling rather chuffed as the the gigs have had a long lasting warm effect.

First in question is Melt Banana.

Donning some headlamps and nothing else in the way of lighting, they play an exceptional set of what can only be described as virtuoso experimental rock punk metal. No, not the lame kind, the bloody amazing kind


Relentless pit, exceptional musicianship, and a ten minute encore which squeezed in 10 songs. Brilliant.

Second up, No Age. The lineup was great, Male Bonding, Abe Vigoda and No Age. Abe Vigoda somewhat disappointingly steered clear of old material in favour of new. Being a huge of fan of their guitarist's lead work, the new material meant he was stuck on keyboards the whole night. Male Bonding however don't do keyboards, and they sound like Nirvana circa Bleach era. This is a good thing and I am won over.

No Age were rather good and transformed XOYO into a massive moshing beast. I stage dived for the first time and they bashed out their high octane tunes including my favourites Eraser and Teen Creeps. Anyone who can spot either member of SNH in the vid below wins a prize of somesort -

Chapter24 - Love

SNH veterans Chapter24 were kind enough to send us a copy of their new song ‘Love’. Typical of the angular pop ensemble, the tune is full of jarring, punchy riffs; blasting, kicking beats and raucous vocals: think Blondie or a happy Sonic Youth. You can download their song free here.

Shield Your Eyes

Courtesy of the lovely Stef from Shield Your Eyes we’ve gotten hold of a live recording of the band’s set from our last night. Check it out here.

The band also has a rather ace show coming up to celebrate the release of their 3rd album. We urge you to go down and check it out.