Kagoule - Encave
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| Kagoule - Encave |
Nottingham is a place I've been
to a gig in as many times as I've been there. Fact. It's also where noisy
upstarts Kagoule hail from. Another fact. This latest single, 'Encave', is a
triumph of angular guitar riffs, fuzzy bass lines and powerhouse drums that don't
let up. The guitar work delights in its defiance of convention as much as early
Biffy Clyro did as the time signatures get ripped up to give preference to
creativity and, quite possibly, spontaneity. There is a real lo-fi 90s American
feel to this tune which I find hard to resist but am slightly disappointed not
to hear either Steve Lamacq or John Peel take a deep breath and then say
something like "what a cracking tune" right at the end. I can see
Kagoule getting a real cult following and I hope that's backed up with enough
commercial success to allow them to keep going and not become bitter office
workers who once had a shot.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/KagouleUK
Listen: https://soundcloud.com/kagoule/encave
Live Dates:
5th April - Tom Thumb Theatre, Margate
17th April - Lock Tavern Festival @ Lock Tavern, London
19th April - Record Store Day @ Nottingham Contemporary Art
Gallery, Nottingham
25th April - 60 Million Postcards, Bournemouth
1st May - Liverpool Sound City @ Zanzibar, Liverpool