Issue 88 / May 2018
May 2018 issue of Bido Lito! magazine. Featuring: ZUZU, SEATBELTS, LIGHTNIGHT, BOTH SIDES NOW (Stealing Sheep), PHOEBE BRIDGERS, SHAME and much more. Also featuring a 20-page section previewing Sound City 2018, featuring PEACE, IDLES, SUPERORGANISM, BAXTER DURY and a look at the festival's SOUND CITY+ conference.
May 2018 issue of Bido Lito! magazine. Featuring: ZUZU, SEATBELTS, LIGHTNIGHT, BOTH SIDES NOW (Stealing Sheep), PHOEBE BRIDGERS, SHAME and much more. Also featuring a 20-page section previewing Sound City 2018, featuring PEACE, IDLES, SUPERORGANISM, BAXTER DURY and a look at the festival's SOUND CITY+ conference.
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DANSETTE<br />
Discovery has always been a part<br />
of Sound City’s DNA. Here the Bido<br />
Lito! editorial team pick out some<br />
candidates from the festival’s lineup<br />
to be your next favourite band.<br />
Grace Carter<br />
Silhouette<br />
Matt Maltese<br />
If amidst all the hubbub of the festival, you’re looking<br />
for a quieter, more reflective moment, then I’d suggest<br />
familiarising yourself with the work of Brighton artist<br />
GRACE CARTER. Sifting unfiltered emotion into modern<br />
soulful pop, her MO is honest, emotive songwriting,<br />
and Silhouette is the epitome of just that, a showstopper<br />
ballad reminiscent of Rihanna and Mikky Ekko’s Stay. Also<br />
queue up Silence for an equal quality, more danceable<br />
option. BG<br />
Lewsberg<br />
Terrible<br />
<strong>2018</strong><br />
MALTESE will approach the current political climate with a very<br />
different sound to Idles. The self-described Brexit pop artist<br />
specialises in indie ballads and heartbreak. As The World Caves<br />
In is a love song for Theresa <strong>May</strong> and Donald Trump, which is<br />
enough to grab our attention.<br />
Headlining at District on Saturday is Halifax-born but<br />
Liverpool-claimed THE ORIELLES. The Heavenly Recordings<br />
outfit are compromised of two sisters and a best pal, and their<br />
infectious chemistry and post-punk disco sound means this is<br />
a live performance you won’t want to miss. Their Sound City<br />
performance comes as part of a Heavenly Recordings showcase,<br />
and catches them on the tail end of a European tour in support<br />
of debut LP Silver Dollar Moment. Earlier in the day, Liverpool’s<br />
SPINN will take over District. The guitar pop band only formed<br />
in 2015, but having played a sold-out show on home turf at Arts<br />
Club in April, they’re sure to attract one of the biggest crowds of<br />
the festival and leave Sound City with a whole host of new fans.<br />
Sunday’s action gets off to a fast start at Camp and Furnace,<br />
where early attendees will be able to catch two Liverpool bands,<br />
THE NIGHT CAFÉ and PARIS YOUTH FOUNDATION making<br />
waves in their own right. In 2016, Paris Youth Foundation<br />
uploaded a song to SoundCloud and were asked to play Reading<br />
Festival just two weeks later, while The Night Café are slowly<br />
building an international fan base after a successful European<br />
tour supporting The Wombats. The two bands have also been<br />
touring together this year; their support for one another speaks<br />
volumes about the inclusivity of this city’s music scene, and<br />
encompasses what Sound City is all about.<br />
If you need a break from Camp and Furnace, and fancy<br />
sampling some of Liverpool’s best street food, jangly indie<br />
pop three-piece PEANESS are playing at Baltic Market early<br />
Sunday evening. Their fuzzy laidback pop, and tongue-in-cheek<br />
name, has already caught the attention of BBC Radio 1’s Huw<br />
Stephens, as well as the 6Music masses, and their melodic<br />
songwriting will have you bopping along to their tracks in no<br />
time. Former Bido cover stars QUEEN ZEE will be taking the<br />
late-night slot, rounding off the weekend the only way they know<br />
how – with a glam punk-filled party. If last year’s stint at Sound<br />
City is anything to go by – and their recent sold out headline<br />
show at The Shipping Forecast – then you’ll know you won’t<br />
want to miss out on their set.<br />
For a more relaxed but equally riveting performance, head<br />
to On Air to catch singer-songwriter BILLIE MARTEN. The<br />
acoustic folk singer is just 18-years-old and it’s refreshing to<br />
see the festival supporting such young artists. Since releasing<br />
her debut album Writing Of Blues And Yellows, Marten has<br />
been performing around the country. Her voice is mature and<br />
appears effortless, and has echoes of Birdy or Lucy Rose –<br />
perfect for a more chilled out Sunday evening.<br />
If you dash across the Baltic, you’ll find SUNSET SONS<br />
headlining over at Hangar 34. The Australian-British band<br />
are based in the South West of France in the region’s surfing<br />
capital, and boast an international following that is sure to<br />
grow after they bring their infectious tunes to Sound City.<br />
They’ve been working on their upcoming EP The River with<br />
distinguished producer Catherine J Marks (whose clients include<br />
indie big hitters Wolf Alice and Foals) and we’re excited to see<br />
where this takes them.<br />
And the party doesn’t stop there – on Saturday night there<br />
are dedicated after-show parties, hosted by Getintothis (Hangar<br />
34) and Abandon Silence vs Modu:lar (District), while Sunday<br />
night’s after-hours activity plays host to renowned DJ GREG<br />
WILSON who hosts a launch event for his new Credit To The<br />
Edit. For early hours revellers, all of these activities will give<br />
Sound City an added element to keep the Baltic beats going on<br />
late into the night.<br />
The festival’s conference element, Sound City+, is the<br />
traditional curtain-raiser, and delegates can expect a wealth of<br />
speakers and panel conversations on Friday 4th <strong>May</strong> at its new<br />
home of the British Music Experience. A host of the industry’s<br />
hottest topics will be debated by professionals and experts,<br />
cementing Sound City as a vital hub for not just the local music<br />
community but also the global music business.<br />
Welcome back!<br />
Words: <strong>May</strong>a Jones<br />
soundcity.uk.com<br />
Wye Oak<br />
If you’ve got a hankering for some bookish slacker rock<br />
seek out Rotterdam’s LEWSBERG. Consisting of members<br />
of psych juggernaut Rats On Rafts and post-punk oddballs<br />
Venus Tropicaux, Lewsberg are a much poppier alternative<br />
to the city’s more extreme offerings. Named after an<br />
obscure Dutch writer and possessing only three singles<br />
available to stream, they’re at long odds to steal any<br />
headlines. However, check out Terrible for a flavour of their<br />
new wave chops. ST<br />
Chelou<br />
Halfway To<br />
Nowhere<br />
Taking his name from a Parisian slang term for ‘louche’,<br />
CHELOU is a North London artist whose work with <strong>May</strong>a<br />
Jane Coles (on production) on 2016’s Halfway To Nowhere<br />
is an exemplary slice of chillwave pop. The bubbling synths<br />
make way for a disarmingly simple guitar line that nags<br />
and nags until you give in and let the ripples of downbeat<br />
melancholia carry you away over a sea of tranquil vibes.<br />
You’ll want to hit repeat on this track. Several times. CT<br />
Greg Wilson<br />
Credit To The Edit<br />
With the upcoming release of GREG WILSON’s much<br />
anticipated Credit To The Edit Vol.3, it’s the perfect time<br />
to look back over his hugely successful compilation series.<br />
Start with Volume 1, which opens with a mix of SALSOUL<br />
ORCHESTRA’s summery Ooh, I Love It. In just under an<br />
hour and a half, you’ll be whisked through some of the best<br />
disco and electronic music of the 70s and 80s. MJ<br />
SOUND CITY<br />
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