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Day 2 – Sound City 2014 (Friday 2nd May)

Gigs Pig — Sat, 03 May 2014 11:07:38 +0000

Day 2 at Sound City, what was waiting for me? Before I start, those with a keen eye will have noticed we don’t have a ‘Day 1’ up on the website as yet, I can assure all you Day 1 people (they are real I have seen them) that we do have our Day 1 coverage on its way (cough MEG nudge). So for now if you can just convince yourself that you have read Day 1 and it was a thoroughly stunning piece of work. After arriving at the Sound City press centre to get my press pass and

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Review – Silent Sleep

Gigs Pig — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 22:19:25 +0000

Disclaimer: my opinion of this band may or may not have been swayed by the fact that one of its members looks like an effing majestic sea captain and I want him to respect me and sing me sea shanties while stroking his glorious beard. The mixture of sounds from Silent Sleep is simply beguiling. The more upbeat songs, like ‘Once or Twice’, ’You Can Colour Me In’, and ’On The Steps of the Bombed Out Church’ have a strangely wholesome vibe and a sweet sound, all jingle bells and cockle shells, similar to the music of Noah and the Whale.

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