The Amazons | Tue 11 Apr | Mama Roux’s | £7
Scuzzy riffs never go out of style, as the Reading four-piece the Amazons can attest. Soaked in the dour, doomy stylings of Queens of the Stone Age and the radio-baiting melodies of late-era Biffy Clyro, it’s no surprise that Radio 1 and the NME have tipped these boys for big things. See our full preview here.
Stormzy | Tue 11 Apr | O2 Academy | £24.75
Grime and hip-hop kingpin Stormzy is on an unstoppable roll. The long-awaited debut album, ‘Gang Signs and Prayer’, is already one of the strongest selling records of the year, thanks to his inimitable energy, charisma and raw talent, riding the crest of the grime resurgence. The British answer to Chance the Rapper, it’s the kind of success story that the major labels can’t fabricate – come see a self-made star on the rise.www.seetickets.com
Twelfth Day | Tue 11 Apr | Kitchen Garden Café | £12
The classically trained duo of fiddler Catriona Price and harpist Esther Swift have been making sophisticated, modern jazz together for a decade. It’s imaginatively subversive folk music that bends the barriers of genre; that it’s made by just two people beggars belief. See our full preview here.
10cc | Wed 12 Apr | Symphony Hall | £35
The inventive, radical, hook-heavy pop band 10cc – well overdue some greater recognition for their hugely influential sonic adventuring in the 70s – celebrate their 40th anniversary with an extensive ‘Greatest Hits’ set at Symphony Hall. This current line-up is not a reunion – Graham Gouldman is the only original member remaining – but a best-of setlist could be pretty enticing. thsh.com
British Sea Power | Thu 13 Apr | O2 Academy | £17.60
Cult rock band British Sea Power have weathered some huge changes in the musical landscape these past 16 years. They’re still crafting bombastic indie rock, with recent single ‘Bad Bohemian’ proudly sporting unmistakeable shades of the Cure, Joy Division and Broken Social Scene. Touring in support of upcoming, crowd-funded LP ‘Let the Dancers Inherit the Party’, see our full preview here.
Words: Chris Donald - Gigs Editor
Published on: Sat 1 Apr 2017