Lovvers
In the current musical climate it seems everybody who has heard an Oasis or Libertines song can create a band, play a gig, become NME darlings, blow the Top 40, become NME villains and fade into obscurity within the space of around three and a half minutes. It seems the times call for a saviour. Or very fast songs.
Lovvers debut LP, Think, (if you can call it that), clocks in at around 13 minutes. Every second of that record sounds absolutely vital. Guitars sprawl and contort around each mini-masterpiece, ‘No Romantics’ a particular highlight. The track perfectly captures the sweaty, spiky sneer of their live set.
I can recall the exact second fell in love with the band. They were playing staple London indie-geek house London’s ‘Pure Groove’, taking exception to the chin stroking audience they took every opportunity to flail their instruments, limbs and, indeed, whole bodies at the audience.
Lovvers’ sound is reminiscent of Sonic Youth playing Pavement songs while an ADHD Iggy Pop struts atop the amps. They would be far more at home with the LA ‘Smell’ bands such as ‘No Age’ and ‘HEALTH’ than hailing from their respective cigarette butt towns across the UK. Not that this has had any effect on Lovvers’ sense of performance – ask them nicely enough and they might even play in your house - although it would probably be best to hide anything fragile. Their 80s punk ethos are definitely in check - they may be short, but they definitely ain’t sweet.
In the current musical climate it seems everybody who has heard an Oasis or Libertines song can create a band, play a gig, become NME darlings, blow the Top 40, become NME villains and fade into obscurity within the space of around three and a half minutes. It seems the times call for a saviour. Or very fast songs.
Lovvers debut LP, Think, (if you can call it that), clocks in at around 13 minutes. Every second of that record sounds absolutely vital. Guitars sprawl and contort around each mini-masterpiece, ‘No Romantics’ a particular highlight. The track perfectly captures the sweaty, spiky sneer of their live set.
I can recall the exact second fell in love with the band. They were playing staple London indie-geek house London’s ‘Pure Groove’, taking exception to the chin stroking audience they took every opportunity to flail their instruments, limbs and, indeed, whole bodies at the audience.
Lovvers’ sound is reminiscent of Sonic Youth playing Pavement songs while an ADHD Iggy Pop struts atop the amps. They would be far more at home with the LA ‘Smell’ bands such as ‘No Age’ and ‘HEALTH’ than hailing from their respective cigarette butt towns across the UK. Not that this has had any effect on Lovvers’ sense of performance – ask them nicely enough and they might even play in your house - although it would probably be best to hide anything fragile. Their 80s punk ethos are definitely in check - they may be short, but they definitely ain’t sweet.
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