“There's definitely something poignant in the Supersonic set up, as you stumble through the dark tunnels to find smiling faces, nodding their heads to the latest incarnation of krautrock, or looping, hypnotic electronica. I'd recommend it for any music fan...”- Secret Chiefs 3, Electric Wizard, a.P.A.t.T., Part Chimp, Mike Watt, Bardo Pond, Lucky Dragons and DrumEyes help Rockfeedback’s Josh Daniel lose his shit in the Midlands.
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“This year, Rob Da Bank should be applauded for still managing to preserve the festival’s soul in the midst of increased exposure and delivering a charming and eye-opening event once more. His biggest challenge now is how to take the festival onwards, and what he’s going to do with it...”
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Jake Dunkley catches Wild Beasts, Mogwai, The Walkmen, Lykke Li, Best Coast, Beirut, Kurt Vile, Laura Marling and John Grant in an idyllic Dorset forest. Come to think of it, that really is quite a line up isn’t it.
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“Whether it’s the amazing surroundings, the line-up of quality bands (with Holy Fuck, Explosions In The Sky, Destroyer, James Blake, Josh T. Pearson, Fleet Foxes, Squarepusher and more reviewed herein), the fantastic food, the crowd of genuine music fans, friendly staff, local ales, late night entertainment, clean toilets, great sound, ritualistic pagan burning of giant wooden men etc., Green Man is an all-round winner, and it’s no wonder that it’s the bands’, and my, all-time favourite...”
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In its mix of big name comedy (Tim Minchin, Marcus Brigstocke) with some of the most memorable players in credible nineties pop (Soul II Soul, Saint Etienne) and a few younger scamps like Patrick Wolf thrown in for good measure, the inaugural Apple Cart festival couldn’t have been much more different in vibe from the preceding afternoon’s Field Day Festival, held on the same site.
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‘Twas a day on which seemingly every person in London with a vague interest in alternative music gathered on a big lawn to drink beer and watch some of it, with the Rockfeedback scribes catching James Blake, Connan Mockasin, Jamie Woon, Zola Jesus, Electrelane, The Horrors and Wild Beasts in between bar runs.
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It’s a folksier day to end Truck #14, as Liane Escorza is soothed by the likes of Caitlin Rose, Tunny, Alessi’s Ark, Islet and John Grant. The Go! Team are there too, sticking out like a sore thumb, but partying all the same.
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“With rare modesty the wailing vegetarian himself acknowledged his seemingly insurmountable task by asking “how do you follow Iggy?” Well, as it turns out, by delivering a set filled with hits past and present, and one that undoubtedly caters to the sing song crazed festival audience...”
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Liane wakes up on Saturday at Truck to find a host of local Oxfordshire talent providing the thrills – Wild Swim, Little Fish, Jonquil, Coloureds and ODC Drumline providing support to headliners Saint Etienne and Gruff Rhys.
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“While aggression is often a valuable performance tool here Reed’s wrath was restrained to a pissed off brooding that simply came off as disinterest...”; release – 2011
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Day one of Liane Escorza’s time amidst the Hill Farm fields has her checking out Listing Ships, Spring Offensive, Dive Dive and the specially curated Transgressvie Records stage featuring the likes of Graham Coxon, Johnny Flynn and Mechanical Bride.
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Rockfeedback elbows hipsters out the way and heads down the front for Black Lips, Damo Suzuki, Lydia Lunch, Becoming Real, Fair Ohs and more at East London’s annual trend-fest.
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