Archive for February 14th, 2010

DIVORCE + BITCHES

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

A VALENTINES DAY MUSICAL MASSACRE!!!!!

“…one of the finest bands of any genre at the moment in Scotland…” – Scotsman (5/5)

“Divorce affirm their status as Glasgow’s most thrilling band.” – The List (5/5)

“A cacophony of punk brutalism: you have to see this band.” – NME

“..at last, here comes a band that is giving a visceral kick up the jaxi to the rotting carcass of rock’n'roll..” – The Stool Pigeon

DIVORCE are a four-girl, one-boy group of noise-rock terrorists, welding pummelling rhythms with feedback-drenched, serrated guitars, crowned by the intense ferocity of Sinead Youth’s vocals. Previous gigs in 2009 with the likes of Part Chimp, Foot Village, HEALTH, Deerhoof and Comanechi, plus a debut 10″ ep release on Optimo Music are all conspiring to make 2010 their year.

BITCHES are a brutal bass-and-drums, boy-and-girl duo from London, celebrating their debut 7″ release (following their initial cassette-only EP released on Foot Village’s awesome Deathbomb Arc label) with a swift rape-and-pillage visit to Scotland. Unrestrained volume and unbridled brutality are mixed together in an epic, bass-heavy attack, all the while shards of punk-infused melody fight to be heard. If Lightning Bolt & Big Business were fused with Bikini Kill & The Fall it might come close to the battering-ram assault of BITCHES!