the sticks
THE STICKS [ brighton ]
MP3: Experiments
A funky-dance-off from the South coast, abridged. The wings of this riffed tale are clipped, but the ankles twist a little faster to make up for it. Choruses and story change shape every second in this blur of guitar, colour, noise and drum.
MP3: Unknown
“Unknown” is little faster, sharply focused, and more direct. A song suitable for that fast-editted lo-fi Drag-Race film that Quentin Taratino plotted on the back of a beer-mat. The Sticks are impressive in their range, and frightening in their simplicity.
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See this page for gigs by bands I’ve written about in the last few months, playing dates all round the U.K.
Picks of the week:
1st April: Fanfarlo — White Heat w/ El Guincho [Spain] and Munch Munch — London, London and South East
2nd April: The Accidental — The Union Chapel — London
4th April: Puzzle — Korova, with Holy Fuck and Free Blood — Liverpool
cool! can’t help but hear a little bit of link wray in there..
Amen to the Link Wray comment. I just got around to listening to these tracks but forgot where they came from … and my initial thought was the fabulous 60s obscurities site “Garage Hangover” (http://www.garagehangover.com/) until the vocals kicked in.