It is 30 years since claustrophobic New York three-piece Blonde Redhead appeared kicking and screaming (and that is just what went on between the band members) and almost a decade since their last release ‘Barragán’, almost proved the nail in the coffin for one of North America’s more daring experimental outfits.
Remember when albums used to be just 10 tracks long and lasted just over half an hour? Windy City groovers Slow Pulp are of the opinion that less is more on their expertly crafted, melancholic yet simultaneously throwaway new release ‘Yard’.
Joining the post-gig queue at the merch table, waiting for my turn to grab a minute with tonight’s headliner Anna Edhard, I listen in as the 6music Dads before me politely purchase their records and shirts and thank her for coming to Leeds.
Sometimes the sound of a penny dropping can ring as loudly as a firework in certain ears. For Nation of Language, a lightbulb flicked on as the New York trio looked out over the crowds gathering to see them play in 2021, the post-pandemic giddiness which brought live music back with a bang.