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THE PARROTS + SPECIAL GUESTS TBA: Esquires – Sun 29th January

Long overdue return to Esquires after two previous visits when as a four-piece they bought the house down, was the last visit really over four years ago – afraid so! Madrid’s The Parrots have recently announced a January release date for their kinetic new album ‘Dos’ on Heavenly Recordings 2021 and are gearing up to unleash their upgraded sound on ears and minds. Now a duo, (Diego García & Alex de Lucas), ‘Dos’ is the follow up to acclaimed 2016 debut ‘Los Niños Sin Miedo’ and shows the band taking an evolutionary step that fi nds them sounding stronger and more realized than ever before, from their original characteristics of stripped-down melodic garage rock to a fresh sonic perspective. Produced by Tom Furse (The Horrors) and mixed by Claudius Mittendorfer (Parquet Courts, Weezer, Panic! At The Disco, Temples), the Parrots fi nd themselves experimenting with more modern production soundscapes and electronic grooves. Tickets fl ying out….

OPUS KINK + GENN: Esquires – Sat 5th February

Opus Kink were formed in Brighton in the late 2010s through a desire to marry together the members’ collective musical inspirations – punk, jazz, garage rock,

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ESQUIRES

Sun 9th Jan Yard Act + Lime Garden + Malady Wed 19th Jan Ferris & Sylvester Thur 20th Jan Coach Party + Sister Lucy + Korts Sat 22nd Jan Desperate Journalist + Carbon Daydreams Thur 27th Jan Bilk + The Know Fri 28th Jan James Bay Sat 29th Jan The Parrots Tue 1st Feb The Goon Sax Thur 3rd Feb Joe & the Sh*tboys Fri 4th Feb Pom Poko Fri 4th Feb Anti-Nowhere League (in room 2) Sat 5th Feb Opus Kink + Genn Thur 10th Feb Francis of Delirium Sat 12th Feb FEET

+ many more Check listings at bedfordesquires.com for details or facebook.com/bedfordesquires Tickets available from Esquires, Slide Record Shop and online – seetickets.com

art rock, European folk, country, blues, Latin and African music among others – and to lay over them a surreal narrative world of modern fables, hymns, vivid imagery and gothic storytelling. With a focus on a raw, darkly theatrical live show and prioritising experimentation in the studio, the band – whose notoriety has grown largely by word of mouth – stay creatively unpredictable and continue to elude category.

Support from GENN, Leona (vox), Janelle (guitar) and Leanne (bass) are originally from Malta and moved to the UK to complete their line-up with drummer Sofi a. ĠENN have toured extensively across the UK and Europe, including support for Acid Mothers Temple, Honeyblood and The Orielles. You may have caught them tearing Esquires up as support to TV Priest earlier this year.

INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK

Independent Venue Week returns for its ninth consecutive year – the annual, seven-day celebration of independent music venues around the United Kingdom is back for 2022. #IVW22 will take place across the nations – England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland – from Monday 31 January to Sunday 6 February. Each year, Independent Venue Week celebrates hundreds of truly independent venues and their communities, across the UK. The initiative provides a huge spotlight on the grassroots ecosystem within the live music sector, which has experienced the toughest 18 months in its history. This is an ecosystem which not only includes the venues and the people that own, run and work in them, but also artists, managers, crew, the kit, merch, ticketing, tour transport companies, and the all-important music fans and gig-goers – much of who now need their communities support more than ever. Esquires as ever has a host of amazing shows booked in; Pom Poko, Opus Kink & The Goon Sax with the recently announced James Bay date (sorry folks, sold out in under a minute). Keep your eyes on Esquires social media for further announcements.

COMING UP, COMING UP

Bands who will go onto bigger things (don’t miss your chance to see them before they play much bigger venues) – FEET, Coach Party, Desperate Journalist, The Parrots, Yard Act, Opus Kink, Bilk, Francis of Delirium Pop – Ferris & Sylvester Big names – James Bay Punk legends – Anti-Nowhere League