We love our home city of Brighton, really we do. Here on The Recommender, we mostly cover music from any of the global scene’s around, but on occasion we have the chance to look no further than our pebble-covered shoreline to locate the buzz of exciting new music. And so it’s with a slightly different edition of The Gig List today that we proudly bring you…
THE GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL
That buzz is currently at ear-splitting levels with the recent announcement of the line ups and dates of our annual new music festival. Rightly touted as the UK’s version of the famous American SXSWFestival, with over 300 (mainly) new bands and acts. It runs over 3 days and at 34 venues across Brighton.
We’ve perused the lengthy listings and taken it upon ourselves to point out what we think are the worthwhile highlights and we’ve been kind enough to include a little mp3 so you can hear them for yourselves. Aren’t we the helpful ones…
An Experiment On A Bird In An Air Pump – Lights Out (ysi)
The Big Pink – Too Young To Love (ysi)
Fan Death – Veronica’s Veil (ysi)
Casiokids – Fot I Hose (ysi)
The Joy Formidable – Whirring (ysi)
Kissy Sell Out – Nightswimming(Kissy Remix) (ysi)
Little Boots – Stuck On Repeat (ysi)
Metronomy – Heartbreaker (Kris Menace Remix) (ysi)
Micachu & The Shapes – The Golden Phone (ysi)
The Maccabees – No Kind Words (ysi)
Passion Pit – Sleepyhead (ysi)
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (ysi)
V V Brown – Crying Blood (ysi)
We Were Promised Jetpacks – Ships With Holes Will Sink (ysi)
COST: £ 39.50 (allows access to all venues, subject to capacity)
DATES: 14th, 15th and 16th May 2009
WEBSITE: http://www.escapegreat.com
This annual city-wide party is just what the doctor ordered after a long winter. A festival that is growing in stature year on year, it is now rightly claimed as Europe’s leading festival for new music. Could it be any better for a Brighton-based new music blog like ours. We love our city of Brighton, really we do…
Mike
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