Wow.
The Kraken Wakes saw its small gig area get a sonic barrage of music, courtesy of a great start by Watashi Calcutechs, a band only possibly summed up as a hybrid of Biffy Clyro and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Performing just for the third time and for only four songs, the trio still managed to get a small yet appreciative crowd going, warming up the ice cold place with some heavy, machine gun paced rock.
Next up, another trio, but definitely with a whole other beat were Sheffield-based Shake Alletti, known for the Toddla T remix of their song ’Hold Me Down’. Catchy songs such as their new and infectious single ‘Dancefloor’, you’ll be hearing a lot of this song in places quite soon.
Last, but definitely by no means least were the brilliant and upcoming stars Fenech-Soler, who tonight brought the house down. Suddenly, the crowd at the Kraken Wakes shook off the cold and turned the heat up as they blasted into ‘Battlefields’, a new personal favourite of mine.
Kicking through a set with great pace and nearly playing a whole album, including the singles ‘Lies’, and the upcoming ‘Demons’, they ended with a spectacular performance of ‘Stop and Stare’. One band which no doubt you‘ll hear at various festivals and on radios this year. Watch out Friendly Fires, Fenech-Soler surely are the new contenders for electropop’s throne.
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