After a busy weekend I (Stu) have decide to take a day off, and the weathers lovely, so why I'm sitting indoors on the computer I'm not sure...
We played a couple of shows over the last couple of days which turned out really well. First was a show in Birmingham at the Old Wharf. It's a cool little venue with a cracking PA, although the beers a bit hit and miss. We played with Maybeshewill and And So I Watch You From Afar, who were both excellent. We road tested a new song (working title 'We are the new Batmen') which went well. The gig had a really good vibe and hopefully everyone who came down had as much fun as we did.
We then headed up to Leicester for Whitenoise Summer festival at Firebug. I don't think the weather could've been any better, we spent a bit of time in the park kicking a football round both Sat and Sun. Some guys challenged us to a game but they were bigger and fitter than us (and not full of a greasy fry up) so we declined. There were some great bands on such as the two mentioned above, Death of London, Theo and Her name is Calla. There was a good crowd overall, and it's brilliant to see so many people supporting the leicester scene. Kudos to the organisers, looking forward to the Christmas one already.
I got talking to Theo after his set about aluminum neck guitars, he plays a Kramer (although I can't remember the model). They're still hard to find but generally cheaper than Travis Bean guitars and the sound doesn't have quite so much top end. I'm going to keep my eye out for one.
No gigs till July for us now, we're still writing but the songs are coming along, we need a couple more for the album. We've also been discussing ideas for artwork and themes and I'm really excited by some of the things we've come up with.
Currently listening to the new Isis, new Sunn 0))) and new and so I watch you from afar, all come highly recommended.
Right I'm off to enjoy the sun
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