Caught between Bristol solitude and the gloriously sprawling urbane urbanity of London, it's ever so slightly disorientating back in the land of Magic Rolls, accents not digested since Glastonbury, and vague responsibility. Bristol as a city's never been regarded as a particularly affluent hub where traditional guitar music's concerned although if Rough Trade's ears have been pricked perhaps the future's not as murky as the gunk residing beneath the Clifton Suspension Bridge...
Indubitably Bristol's best inherently quirky pop minstrels are Munch Munch. Having kicked about for months upon years now, subjectively speaking their blip-infested instrumental dementia will always recall an evening propped up against a faulty fridge with a can of warming Red Stripe dangling between sensationless fingers. But forthcoming debut LP proper Double Visions, released through London label Upset The Rhythm, will most probably alter such impressions. Wolfman's Wife, lifted from said record, is slightly more cohesive than earlier recordings, Flash Bang Microwave Story or Wet Nightmare for instance, as funereal organs meet deep sea drums empowering enough to sink every last ship lining the banks of the River Avon. Vision and perception can't blur soon enough... Munch Munch - 'Wolfman's Wife' by Tim Chester NME
Excessively eulogised of late are Wilder, amidst the maddening flashing lights and accompanied accelerating metronomy of the current NME Radar Tour, concluding tonight at Koko. Fluttering between hefty bass distortion reminiscent of Oliveri-era QOTSA (TBT) and Topman indie lite in the polished form of Two Door Cinema Club (Skyful Of Rainbows) both aesthetically and sonically they may not blend in chameleon-like amidst the faded denim and shredded Converse that Rough Trade has oft come to signify. Although with the retro glam tendencies of Golden Silvers lurking in the abyss of many an iTunes library, the apprehensive, urgent vivacity of Girls vs. Boys is rather striking. Live review to follow from tonight, TFL permitting... Wilder - Girls VS Boys by Made from Plastic
