The Dress Up Room
"coat-hanging on"
Sotones
Available for gigs
If you’ve ever lived in a small town with a close-knit music scene, you’ll know how
quick word gets around about any new act with half an ounce of talent. You’ll
probably also know that in a small town the ‘next big (um…) thing’ turns out to be a
crock of stodgy old shit.
Forgive our unabashed enthusiasm then, when instead of a proper bio we simply tell
you that within seconds of walking into Planet Sounds (local practice rooms in
Southampton) while The Dress Up Room were rehearsing we knew we had to work
with them or we’d regret it for ever. Standing around in the narrow dimly-lit
passageway outside the smallest room in the place, we all giggled like little
schoolboys. It didn’t matter that we hadn’t seen the band, or even that they might
have only just got together, or were playing for the last time.
It was exhilarating to stand round, taking turns to listen at the badly-insulated
doorway as creatures unknown on the other side rattled exuberantly, instinctively,
through all the best bits of a combined imaginary back catalogue of timeless, taut
guitar-driven skewed pop that seemed to exist in a fantasy world where The Strokes,
Television, Pavement and Placebo all jammed together and, for once, cool
transatlantic poise yielded to sweaty, youthful urgency.
They’re doing lots of gigs and soon we’re putting out a split with Criminal Records
for them. Let’s leave the ‘proper’ bio at that and get back to the music, yeah?
Contact: bookings
serrrrious boss
dont tarry here no longer, hit thier myspace and listen to wretched's weathervane . and again. and more.By lonely_joe_parker at 2008-03-16 04:54:35 | Report spam | sign in to comment.