08/02/2008
Ahhh, Levi’s® OnesToWatch®… The name says it all; this an event to keep an eye on. Kicking-off in style with their first bonanza of the year, Levi’s® are hoping to keep up the trend (no pun intended) with a host of dates throughout the country. Oh, and they look likely to succeed given their upcoming line-up at Camden’s Barfly; offering not one, Oh-no-no, but three bands to feast your eyes on.
First up and bringing you that “oh so rare” combo of electro-mixes and spiky-guitar licks are Cazals. See, Cazals have the ability to appeal to mass-audiences; they’re a bunch of lads who haven’t allowed their boundaries to barricade them, cross-genre blending hard-pop to soft on a backbeat of electro sweetness. Having supported the likes of Babyshambles and Bloc Party, and signed to top French label Kitsune you just know it’s gonna be a good’n.
Also on the bill are Cut Off Your Hands, a four-piece who’ve toured with the likes of We Are Scientists and Levi's® OnesToWatch darlings Foals. The lads are already making waves in the ‘ol surf capital of the world, taking Australia and NZ by storm, and its little surprise when you hear the ‘Beach Boys’ style backdrops on their fast-paced Indie grooves. Single ‘Oh Girl’ is released this month having been produced by the legendary Bernard Butler… Yes, he of Suede fame.
Finally, offering support to the two headlining acts are Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man… (search me). Taking their lyrical influences from the likes of Nick Cave and Tom Waits, on a brooding, melodramatic build-up, this band are a little different and darker than the usual fare; but then that’s what makes such events so ruddy interesting.
All-in-all an eclectic mix, lovingly spread by Levi’s® OnesToWatch® like cream cheese on a cracker… Oh, and what a cracker this one’s gonna be! Words: Dave Dryden
Camden Barfly
Doors: 7:30pm
49 Chalk Farm Road,
London, NW1 8AN
Tickets £5 (adv)
Ticketline: 0870 907 0999
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