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"DIY Glaswegian post-punk earworms steeped in Siouxsie goth and glittering new wave bounce. That new jittering bass-led uplifting/depressive fix FFO: Shop Assistants, the Cure, Shopping, Girls At Our Best."
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A gig held at The Croft on Tuesday 25th July. The event starts at 19:30.
TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR!
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CURRENT AFFAIRS • www.currentaffairs.bandcamp.com
BRUXISM • www.bruxism.bandcamp.com
THE SHIPPING FORECAST • www.theshippingforecastuk.bandcamp.com
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To call Current Affairs a Glasgow band may initially seem misdirection. Though Joan Sweeney (ex-Rose McDowall’s Band, Aggi Doom, The Royal We) is a lifer, Sebastian Ymai (Comidillo Tapes, Pissy, Anxiety) came from Chile via York, recently relocating to Berlin in 2021, and new member Gemma Fleet (The Wharves, Order of the Toad, Dancer) alongside Andrew Milk (Shopping, Pink Pound) were persuaded to leave London for the ‘second city’ after touring through with previous bands. However, Glasgow is the heart and hub of the band’s music, musical life and the place where Off the Tongue was solidified and produced.
Their current line up formed in 2020, but the four have been circling each other for years, touring and playing with their previous bands within the close UK network of DIY music. Stalwarts of their respective scenes they finally began working together through the creation of the Spitehouse collective – a project designed to promote Queer and female-fronted music through events mainly held at Transmission Gallery and Glasgow Autonomous Space, putting on many local and international acts (Sneaks, Sacred Paws, Still House Plants and Comfort amongst others). When an opening for a new bassist arrived, Gemma was the obvious compliment, the slogan of Spitehouse being the language of Current Affairs – “Everyone’s welcome, but don’t get it twisted.”
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18+ event.
A Gravy Train & BLG presentation.
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More events:
www.gravytrainbristol.co.uk
www.linktr.ee/BLGPromotions
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Entry requirements:
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CURRENT AFFAIRS • www.currentaffairs.bandcamp.com
BRUXISM • www.bruxism.bandcamp.com
THE SHIPPING FORECAST • www.theshippingforecastuk.bandcamp.com
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To call Current Affairs a Glasgow band may initially seem misdirection. Though Joan Sweeney (ex-Rose McDowall’s Band, Aggi Doom, The Royal We) is a lifer, Sebastian Ymai (Comidillo Tapes, Pissy, Anxiety) came from Chile via York, recently relocating to Berlin in 2021, and new member Gemma Fleet (The Wharves, Order of the Toad, Dancer) alongside Andrew Milk (Shopping, Pink Pound) were persuaded to leave London for the ‘second city’ after touring through with previous bands. However, Glasgow is the heart and hub of the band’s music, musical life and the place where Off the Tongue was solidified and produced.
Their current line up formed in 2020, but the four have been circling each other for years, touring and playing with their previous bands within the close UK network of DIY music. Stalwarts of their respective scenes they finally began working together through the creation of the Spitehouse collective – a project designed to promote Queer and female-fronted music through events mainly held at Transmission Gallery and Glasgow Autonomous Space, putting on many local and international acts (Sneaks, Sacred Paws, Still House Plants and Comfort amongst others). When an opening for a new bassist arrived, Gemma was the obvious compliment, the slogan of Spitehouse being the language of Current Affairs – “Everyone’s welcome, but don’t get it twisted.”
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18+ event.
A Gravy Train & BLG presentation.
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More events:
www.gravytrainbristol.co.uk
www.linktr.ee/BLGPromotions
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