Upset The Rhythm presents…
DAILY TOLL
THE SPATULAS
GUY BLACKMAN
Monday 21 July
Avalon Cafe, Juno Way, London, SE14 5RZ
7.15pm | £10 | Tickets: https://link.dice.fm/h3d18b073edc
DAILY TOLL are nestled between the sonic worlds of folk song story telling and off kilter, angular rock. They are a Sydney-based band born from a curious seed, the self taught project of artist Kata Szász-Komlós alongside Jasper Craig-Adams and Tom Stephens. Seemingly coming with an unmistakable charm and yearning. Mapping the band’s existence through their recorded output is to bear witness to the flux of three people learning to respond to one another and gently ossify into a collective vision. Early recordings reflect a band imagining themselves into being whilst new release, A Profound Non-Event (Tough Love), observes a clear shift in conviction.
https://dailytoll.bandcamp.com/
THE SPATULAS share a percussive, unshadowed presence, a steady, clear-voiced clop. Every note on their debut record ‘Beehive Mind’ (out now on PPM) is a little bit sad on its own but then they're organized in a way that you don't actually notice. Credit this to the band’s skill—Jon Grothman, Lila Jarzombek, Kyle Raquipiso and Miranda Soileau-Pratt all play with no limits and they all play with profound ease. The songs breathe in warmth and patience, they are immediate and sweet. And then they start to meander. The guitar skitters with the deliberate unpredictability of a wild animal. Parts repeat and reset with the obsessiveness of an anxious mind. Miranda Solileau-Pratt wrote the first Spatulas song in 2020, while living in Oregon. Since that time, the band has released two cassettes and toured the United States. The band has shared stages with Helen, Lavender Flu, Debt Rag, Pink Reason, Blues Ambush, and Kath Bloom.
https://mirandaspatula.bandcamp.com/
GUY BLACKMAN is a songwriter’s songwriter. His deftly constructed songs deal frankly with issues of love, sexuality and commitment. If Serge Gainsbourg, Tim Hardin or Kevin Ayers wrote songs set in gay go-go bars or on adult camming websites, you might get close to an idea of Guy’s approach. ‘Out Of Sight’ is Guy’s first solo album in nearly 20 years (out June 13th), a belated follow-up to his well-loved 2008 album Adult Baby. Guy is also the co-founder of the very excellent label Chapter Music.
https://guyblackman.bandcamp.com
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