A gig held at The Lanes on Saturday 2nd September. The event starts at 19:00.
WATER MACHINE • www.watermachine.bandcamp.com
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Water Machine is an office romance between Hando Morice (they/them), Flore de Hoog (she/her), Jimmy Gage (he/him) and Goda Ilgauskaitė (she/her). An unassuming supergroup formed out of Glasgow institutions including Goth GF, Passion Pusher, Brenda and Soursob, their sound careens between punk, country and alt-rock underpinned by the unique quality they call “Raw Liquid Power”.
Following shows with the likes of Holiday Ghosts, The Cool Greenhouse and The Orielles, as well as a rollicking Viagra Boys afterparty, pan-European punks Water Machine are quickly gaining a reputation for their lo-fi jangle sing-alongs. “Raw Liquid Power” marks the highly-anticipated first studio effort for the Glasgow four-piece.
The EP opens with a menacing, modulating synth melody. Gage’s guitar enters with a mighty bend before breaking into the chugging rhythm of “Water Machine Pt. 2”. This timely reminder to refill your water bottle - don’t be late, hydrate!” less a wellness mantra than a threat - builds to a spacey outro with flashes of the art-punk weirdness of Suburban Lawns.
“Stilettos” marches on indignantly with a spiky riff punctuated by Ilgauskaitė’s cowbells. Staccato talk-singing tells a playful tale of stray cats following you home, but belies a darker subtext as the breakdown gives way to paranoid dueling guitars evoking The Fire Engines.
The anti-anthem “At the Drive In” skewers joyless DIY crowds, reminiscent of much-missed Glasgow punks Breakfast Muff. Water Machine’s irrepressible sincerity can’t help but shine through in the final moments though, as jibes about “late night trade potential” give way to plaintive vocal harmonies.
Morice tears public transport a new one on closer “Bussy”, a First Bus diss track bemoaning precarious employment amidst crumbling infrastructure. “That’s why I’m not on time!” they roar over de Hoog’s frantic, pounding bass, bringing the record to a skidding, screeching halt.
“Raw Liquid Power” will be released on 4th August by Upset the Rhythm.
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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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Water Machine is an office romance between Hando Morice (they/them), Flore de Hoog (she/her), Jimmy Gage (he/him) and Goda Ilgauskaitė (she/her). An unassuming supergroup formed out of Glasgow institutions including Goth GF, Passion Pusher, Brenda and Soursob, their sound careens between punk, country and alt-rock underpinned by the unique quality they call “Raw Liquid Power”.
Following shows with the likes of Holiday Ghosts, The Cool Greenhouse and The Orielles, as well as a rollicking Viagra Boys afterparty, pan-European punks Water Machine are quickly gaining a reputation for their lo-fi jangle sing-alongs. “Raw Liquid Power” marks the highly-anticipated first studio effort for the Glasgow four-piece.
The EP opens with a menacing, modulating synth melody. Gage’s guitar enters with a mighty bend before breaking into the chugging rhythm of “Water Machine Pt. 2”. This timely reminder to refill your water bottle - don’t be late, hydrate!” less a wellness mantra than a threat - builds to a spacey outro with flashes of the art-punk weirdness of Suburban Lawns.
“Stilettos” marches on indignantly with a spiky riff punctuated by Ilgauskaitė’s cowbells. Staccato talk-singing tells a playful tale of stray cats following you home, but belies a darker subtext as the breakdown gives way to paranoid dueling guitars evoking The Fire Engines.
The anti-anthem “At the Drive In” skewers joyless DIY crowds, reminiscent of much-missed Glasgow punks Breakfast Muff. Water Machine’s irrepressible sincerity can’t help but shine through in the final moments though, as jibes about “late night trade potential” give way to plaintive vocal harmonies.
Morice tears public transport a new one on closer “Bussy”, a First Bus diss track bemoaning precarious employment amidst crumbling infrastructure. “That’s why I’m not on time!” they roar over de Hoog’s frantic, pounding bass, bringing the record to a skidding, screeching halt.
“Raw Liquid Power” will be released on 4th August by Upset the Rhythm.
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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:
Other soft rock gigs
— Rough Trade Bristol
post-hardcore
punk
drone
noise
lgbtq+
