MILKYS MUSIC MATTERS FOCUS ON UPCOMING BEDFORD GIGS We live in strange times (part 28) and have suffered a glut of gig rearrangements and cancellations (sadly in most cases with international bands) but we soldier on. At time of press all the below events are on but its wise to check social media & website listings for the latest.
FEET + SPECIAL GUESTS BULL + LIME GARDEN: Sat 12th February
Cracking three band line-up and a welcome return for FEET after their festival stealing performance at Ceremony last year. FEET’s latest EP Walking Machine moulds four tracks that show a band still more than willing to throw in a liberal smattering of humour at
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the right moment, but who aren’t relying just on japes to get them through. They’ve still got a classically FEET name for their new direction, Crease Pop, but even that’s got some logic to it. “It’s taking the pop music formula – hooky choruses, nothing too self-indulgent – but it’s still got a bit of edge,” says George. “Indie music, there’s an element where it can get quite soft and it’s quite easy to go through that phase where you think you sound like The Beach Boys, but we’ve come off the end of that where we want to be a bit grittier.” Having beamed fans into their living room over lockdown with a series of livestreams imbued with more genuine live show energy than most, the tight-knit camaraderie the band have honed over the past year is there for all to see. Far from the group of novices they first emerged as, now FEET are a proper unit, one who still constantly mess about in conversation but who vocally have ambitions to make their mark as musicians now too. “Playing in big arenas is everyone’s dirty dream, and we can literally see Alexandra Palace from our window so it can’t not be, but we’re not willing to sell our souls to get there,” Harry says. “For me there’s something about being comfortable among our peers, making music that can stand next to other people and be proud,” George nods, as Callum summarises the journey of the last 18 months: “We wanna be on the inside looking out rather than on the outside bursting in.” Bull radiate warmth wherever they play, like a big sonic hug, think Pavement meets Teenage Fanclub. Lime Garden are sure to be on the tipsters lips soon, busy Brighton foursome dealing in candied songs with hidden spikes.
