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Upset The Rhythm presents…..LANDE HEKT
THE POPGUNS
MUMBLE TIDE
Sunday 19 April
MOTH Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette St, London, E9 6NU
7pm | £13.50 | Tickets: https://link.dice.fm/f4d01f8d742e
LANDE HEKT has quietly become one of the UK’s best underground songwriters. On her 2021 debut full-length Going To Hell and 2022’s House Without a View, she explored her queer identity, sobriety, and childhood trauma through the lens of heartfelt, conversational indie-pop, which led to spots opening for the likes of Alvvays, Throwing Muses and The Beths. Her new album Lucky Now, written and recorded with producer Matthew Simms (Wire, It Hugs Back), reflects the most mature and confident version of Lande Hekt yet. “I’m not as concerned about how I’m presenting myself,” Hekt says. “I’ve tried to think less about how things are coming across, and just write songs that make me feel connected to myself and what I value.”
Hekt’s musical touchstones - The Wedding Present, The Sundays, The Replacements - remain the same, but at the same time she’s delved deeper into other influences. Lucky Now is indebted to 1980s twee-pop and jangle-pop like The Pastels, Tallulah Gosh and The Bats, plus more modern iterations of the sound such as Autocamper and Jeanines, in its ecstatic, soaring melodies and gorgeous, tactile guitars. The sound is fitting for Hekt’s new lyrical outlook, where, though despair and anxiety rear their heads, she digs deep to find the gratitude. During the process of making the album, Hekt also moved from Bristol back to her hometown of Exeter. In a lot of ways, Lucky Now is about return - return to joy, return to places and parts of the self once left behind. Who you once were can seem unreachable, but sometimes you can build a bridge.
https://landehekt.bandcamp.com/
THE POPGUNS are an indie pop band formed in Brighton in 1986, known for their melodic sound, chiming guitars, and the vocals of Wendy Morgan (now Pickles). Often associated with the late 80s/early 90s indie scene, they achieved success with singles like "Landslide" and quintessential albums ‘Eugenie’ and ‘Snog’ before a hiatus. 2012 saw the band resume live performances with six gigs in that year. A three-track 7″ single, "Lovejunky", was released in late 2014, followed by a new album, ‘Pop Fiction’, on Matinée Recordings. Soundblab ranked the album at Number 2 on their Top 10 Releases of the year. The band have continued to tour and record new material, and released the single "So Long" in May 2017, followed quic kly by the album ‘Sugar Kisses’.
https://thepopguns.bandcamp.com/
MUMBLE TIDE is a Bristol-based DIY indie-pop duo formed by vocalist/lyricist Gina Leonard and multi-instrumentalist/producer Ryan Rogers. Known for their "scrappy" bedroom pop sound, the former couple creates music blending grunge, folk, and electronic music. Inspired by the free flowing rhythms of 60’s American folk, the aim was to find a balance between Roger’s vivid arrangements and Leonard’s evocative lyrics, one that truly captured the bittersweet depths of their songwriting. The group’s debut album, ‘Might As Well Play Another One’, was released last year on Breakfast Records.
https://mumbletide.bandcamp.com/music
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MOTH CLUB, 2 Morning Lane, London, E9 6NA, United Kingdom
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