Not our words but the words of three shining examples of the finest noises from both sides of the Atlantic. Team PYT took the train to Liverpool last night for the second night of the Shred Yr Face tour, and my, did we have a good time!
Times New Viking must be praised for their loud and hectic take on The Moldy Peaches' chaotic anti-folk. They have also made cassette tapes for the tour, recorded over old mix tapes which you can still hear snatches of between the shouting. Our tape now resides in Arthur, PYT's trusty steed(/Fiesta) and it makes a pretty darn good wake-up call.
It seems impossible that No Age make all that racket with just two people, but a racket they certainly make. All heads are bouncing, and the set seems criminally short. They do offer some suggestions as to what Shredding Yr Face might involve. Something you'd do to a girlfriend didn't sound like a pretty sight...
And of course, there was still Los Campesinos! to come. We do miss them ever so much when they're away (well, they are almost entirely responsible for PYT's existence) and as per usual there's no disappointment. Only dancing, grinning, jumping, screaming and generally annoying the more stationary members of the crowd. Material from new record We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed sounds louder and fiercer, old material sounds rejuvenated. Ah, Campesinos, you've done it again. xx
