This band will be THE band of 2007...

[Brighton Breezy]

Anyone who missed Mumm-Ra and Youngplan at The Gloucestor for THREE quic is a MUG.

Rotherbeat all the way. It it ain't Rother, don't bother.

 

[seagully]

Rotherbeat all the way. It it ain't Rother, don't bother.

I love that 'catchphrase'

 

[Brighton Breezy]

My review of their last gig...

MUSIC has a new buzz-word.

Merseybeat, Madchester, Bristol Dance and Mackem Rock have all their stint at the top - leaving their indelible mark on the charts and live venues across the country.
Now a group of bands, spearheaded by NME darlings Mumm-ra, have set about spreading the word of a new music gospel - Rotherbeat.
Bexhillians Mumm-ra have stormed their way on to a slot at the much coveted NME Tour and their college pals Youngplan are winning fans almost as quickly as their reputation spreads, Rotherbeat looks destined for national exposure.
Together, the two bands are forging a musical regional identity which promises to put Hastings, Bexhill and Rother on the map.
As Youngplan guitarist Dale Weeks explained: "All the Liverpool greats were Merseybeat, and more recent London Bands like Jamie T, Mystery Jets and Larrikin Love have been throwing the word Thamesbeat around for a while now.
"Members of Mumm-ra and Youngplan felt you didn't have to move to the city to join a trend or get yourself heard."
Getting heard is something Youngplan and Mumm-ra have been having no trouble with of late.
Last week, as a warm up for their NME tour and celebrating the sixth anniversary of their first gig, Mumm-ra played a low key set in Brighton and took their Rotherbeat pals with them.
Coming on to a luke-warm crowd, Youngplan immediately set about turning up the heat, with opening song Endeavour ("All the time waiting in line to be the next, you're the best.") a spikey musical signal of what was to come.
Despite being relatively new on the music scene, a lot of Youngplan's material is instantly recognisable.
Hear it once and you will be shouting along like you had heard it a thousand times. Much of their appeal is down to the brooding and insistent vocals of Gareth Doherty.
The singer, who's voice shares more than a passing resemblance to the late great Ian Curtis, was on top form, almost incandescent as he powered through crowd favourite Little Things.
Drummer Jonathan Claire and guitarist Dale Weeks pushed and pulled the songs on a whistle-stop tour of music past and present.
Switching from the juddering futureheads angular sound of Hole In The Head to the terrace casual stomp of Fist Fight via the skank inducing rhythm of The Clash.
Youngplan's strength is in their eclecticism and by the time the indie punk threesome ushered in new song Moses for Motown their all-embracing sound cannot have failed to convert a few more to the ways of Rother.
Next up were Mumm-ra, who famously attracted Sony BMG to the Crowhurst Village Hall to secure a record deal.
"We are Mumm-ra from Bexhill-on-Sea" preached frontman Noo. "We are starting a little something called Rotherbeat and if any of you are good enough, you can join in."
Within seconds the crowd was doing just that. The band's grandiose sound transferred perfectly to the dingy setting of The Gloucester, with Song B, distorted feedback-a-plenty, flitting between the frantic and the stripped down sublime.
In Noo, Mumm-ra have a frontman in the mould of Johnny Borrell (He of Razorlight fame) without any of the pretensions.
The manic vocalist was at his engaging best, clambering up stacks of speakers and over on-stage equipment as Mumm-ra verved through a set of angular brilliance which included Forthcoming single What Would Steve Do?
The gig, over too soon for most of the crowd, had triumphantly announced Rotherbeat onto the infuential Brighton music scene but unlike bands like The Kooks it is unlikely Mumm-ra and Youngplan will turn their backs on their hometowns.
As Dale Weeks explained: "Rotherbeat is about being proud of the small district towns and villages we're from and writing good music."
From the rehearsal rooms of Ashburnham, Robertsbridge and Crowhurst to world domination. The word was Rotherbeat. And it was good.

 

[Marc]

I saw The Draft last night and they were bloody good, on Epitaph go CHECK IT!

 

[The Face]

Best band of 2007 will be.. The Long Blondes.

Check em out at the Old Market tomorrow night!

 

[Raphael Meade]

saw them at nme rock tour on sunday. best on the bill, i thought.

they are a very very good live band. love watching them every night.. best bit of the tour! noo's voice is just beautiful.

not sure how much i like the twang, but they will be massive this year. already announced a headline show at the astoria and everyone ive ever met is tipping them for greatness....

 

[Raphael Meade]

one from last week sometime...

 

[bristolseagull]

Maximo Park



go check........

 

[Double Hard Bastard]

I'll get my coat!

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

theyre all SHIT


not that ive heard em im just pissed innit

 

[Dennis and Lois]

Left Hand Red, all Albion fans, soundin better all the time
www.lefthandred.co.uk

 

[Skint Gull]

http://www.myspace.com/acusis

First single out in the next few weeks, look out for it!