Blending punk and folk music in a deliciously rowdy way, topping it all off with neat songwriting, original lyrics and an admirable knack for re-invention.
'A sprawling maze of punk, hardcore, garage and rock influences. Welcome to the dawning of the new age of punk rock ' -Kerrang. Toronto 's finest hardcore outfit.
London based 5-piece Japanese Voyeurs should 've probably been born 20 years ago, in an era when ripped jeans and plaid shirts were all the rage and a disenfranchised youth of a generation X ruled the roost. But HEY! Let 's not hold that against them because Japanese Voyeurs have taken the sum core ingredient of Grunge and maximized it with their love of rock and raucous guitars, turning it up to #11, with their own, new ferocious slant, resulting in a sound that is sure to make most other bands ' balls shrivel in comparison.
Pitched somewhere between the dark twang of 16 Horsepower, the punk thrust of Fugazi and Hot Water Music, the crunchy pop of Ted Leo and the protest songs of Dick Gaughan, the band have developed a distinctly progressive and aggressive style, shot through with a healthy dose of grass-roots politics. They rely chiefly on folk/country open tunings and slide guitars to evoke moods that are at odds with the punk orthodoxy.
Monday 25th October
O2 Academy
Frogmore Street, Bristol
Doors 7pm
All ages - under 14s to be accompanied by an adult