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NEWS
CHART! OCTOBER 2022
Chosen monthly by the NE Volume team.
ARTIST
TITLE
1
CORAL SNAKE
'SEVER TIES'
2
HIVEMIND
'FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!'
3
SPLIT MILK
'OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND'
4
CACTUSMAN
'POUR ME MY FIRST DRINK'
5
WILL SIMPSON
'TAPES FROM A TRAILER'
6
CORTNEY DIXON
'BIG DEAL'
7
SARAH JOHNSONE
'HURRICANE'
8
PARISSA ZARIFI
'WRITTEN IN THE SAND'
9
VANDEBILT
'THE HOUSE THAT VANDEBILT'
10
BETH MACARI
'CIRCLES'
11
THE INKLINGS
'THE TUNNEL AT THE END OF THE LIGHT'
12
CONSTELLATION PRIZE
'PALM SPRINGS'
13
HEAD OF LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
'SICK AND TIRED'
14
RUTH LYON
'TROUBLE'
15
SHORE
'STAR SIGN'
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THE SKINNER BROTHERS
AT KU, STOCKTON
KU in Stockton swings its doors open again on Friday 14th October for another of its intimate but no less raucous gigs, as The Skinner Brothers are welcomed on stage. With barely five years of experience behind them as a band, the London group have already earned their name, most notably as support act for The Libertines in 2018, and with mainstream rock critics almost unanimously raving about the size and scale of both their nascent sound and their evident ambition. Musical clairvoyants see stadiums and arenas in the band’s future, so opportunities to catch them in the confines of clubs and bars like KU may soon be few and far between, as with many of the now-esteemed acts to have called at Stockton’s hallowed venue. As with any emergent act of a certain sonic stripe or perceived background in a now sizeable post-Oasis landscape, The Skinner Brothers’ combative image and indebted musical template sees them and the subjects of their songs alike being labelled as existing within the purview of the working class. In truth, acts which have operated within the fossils of the Britpop boom in the quarter of a century since continue to have a much broader appeal than that, even if this occurs just under the surface of the sleek radio- ready pop-rock which dominates our era. The UK music press are trained like antibodies to be excited by the energy and aesthetics of a new act like The Skinner Brothers, much as previously with countless acts, some of which the band have already supported in their tenure, such as Kasabian and The Streets. Mirroring this, there remains a significant popular appetite for sneering, attitude-heavy rock which never feels likely to fully fade. None of the acts conjured here are remotely one-dimensional however and are all a rich amalgam of influences, with The Skinner Brothers no exception: they can sling a buzz and fuzz reminiscent of Royal Blood’s bass- and-drums power sheen, at once glorious and sleazy, while also influenced by everything from metal to jazz and back to hip-hop. In contemporary times, is there really any other way for a young, strident band? They are equally comfortable with more paced, contemplative material in a distinctly Jamie T-esque vein. A DIY philosophy is a critical aspect of their make-up, regularly extolled by the band, whose hard graft has deeply informed the explosive live reputation they have quickly and deservedly garnered. MICHAEL JOHNSON
Tickets: £11.00 Advance | Visit: kustockton.co.uk
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