09.09.2010: Plants and Animals, The Pattern Theory, Moddi, Old Blue Last
Plants and Animals play their latest London headline show at one of the smartest London venues, the Old Blue Last, with support from fast rising Leeds/Berlin band The Pattern Theory, and Norwegian Moddi
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Plants and Animals
P and A on MySpace
Montreal-based indie rock trio Plants and Animals formed in 2004 around the talents of Warren Spicer (guitar, vocals), Matthew Woodley (drums, percussion, vocals), and Nicolas Basque (guitar, bass, vocals). The band's genre-jumping sound blends rootsy, acoustic-heavy folk and country with elements of classic and progressive rock. Their self-titled debut was released in 2005, followed by another EP, With/Avec, in 2007 and finally a full-length album, Parc Avenue, in 2008 on the Secretly Canadian label.
"Like a distant Canadian cousin of Blitzen Trapper, this three-piece spins shaggy songs into expansive, genre-bending symphonies." - Pitchfork
"the group walks that line between artsy and accessible better than most." - ALARM Magazine
P and A on MySpace
Montreal-based indie rock trio Plants and Animals formed in 2004 around the talents of Warren Spicer (guitar, vocals), Matthew Woodley (drums, percussion, vocals), and Nicolas Basque (guitar, bass, vocals). The band's genre-jumping sound blends rootsy, acoustic-heavy folk and country with elements of classic and progressive rock. Their self-titled debut was released in 2005, followed by another EP, With/Avec, in 2007 and finally a full-length album, Parc Avenue, in 2008 on the Secretly Canadian label.
"Like a distant Canadian cousin of Blitzen Trapper, this three-piece spins shaggy songs into expansive, genre-bending symphonies." - Pitchfork
"the group walks that line between artsy and accessible better than most." - ALARM Magazine
The Pattern Theory
TPT on MySpace
The Pattern Theory met through a common love of instrumental music and a desire to combine the beauty of rhythmical complexity with the emotional impact of minimal harmonies and melodies. Formed in Leeds, England in spring 2007 they self-released their first EP (EP1), which received excellent reviews (including The Guardian and Drowned in Sound) and extensive radio play (including Steve Lamacq?s BBC Radio One show), they re-located to Berlin in 2008.
?Very promising, like Yo La Tengo in mellow mood doing an Ali Farka Toure tribute.? - THE GUARDIAN
TPT on MySpace
The Pattern Theory met through a common love of instrumental music and a desire to combine the beauty of rhythmical complexity with the emotional impact of minimal harmonies and melodies. Formed in Leeds, England in spring 2007 they self-released their first EP (EP1), which received excellent reviews (including The Guardian and Drowned in Sound) and extensive radio play (including Steve Lamacq?s BBC Radio One show), they re-located to Berlin in 2008.
?Very promising, like Yo La Tengo in mellow mood doing an Ali Farka Toure tribute.? - THE GUARDIAN
Moddi
Moddi on Myspace
Pal MODDI Knutsen comes from the far north of Norway. With his mother's accordion, a stolen Russian display mandolin and his own well-worn blue guitar, MODDI makes music that has a life of its own. Sometimes it feels like a huge band session, full of noise and loud passion; at other times it can be so small, quiet, and discreet that you might feel the need to sing along to help it continue.
'Quietly intense acoustic guitar, smoldering strings, and a haunting Norwegian-accented voice caught my ear like a tractor beam.' Brian Howe, Pitchfork
Moddi on Myspace
Pal MODDI Knutsen comes from the far north of Norway. With his mother's accordion, a stolen Russian display mandolin and his own well-worn blue guitar, MODDI makes music that has a life of its own. Sometimes it feels like a huge band session, full of noise and loud passion; at other times it can be so small, quiet, and discreet that you might feel the need to sing along to help it continue.
'Quietly intense acoustic guitar, smoldering strings, and a haunting Norwegian-accented voice caught my ear like a tractor beam.' Brian Howe, Pitchfork
