Some great bands have been in touch with us recently looking for shows. Since our rather necessary gig-promoting hiatus began at the end of summer ‘09 we hadn’t thought much about putting shows on – with the exception of collaborative affairs like Postcards from Manchester – but we’re now beginning to reconsider. It’s a great shame that the financial instability of live music means we can’t promote shows on a regular basis, but as you may be aware, it’s something we just won’t do if we can’t afford to pay the bands properly.

So whilst we get our heads together over the next couple of months and count the pennies to see when we can start putting bands on again, here are a few of the great people who’ve been in touch with us. We like ‘em a lot, and we hope you do too – with any luck you’ll see them on a PYT stage in the coming months!

Red Shoe Diaries

Coming from the same melancholy indie-pop vein that Sweden’s Cats on Fire have perfected so well, Nottingham’s Red Shoe Diaries make toe-tapping, hip-swaying music to swoon to – and they do it in a mighty fine fashion.

Hexicon

Featuring two members of Allo, Darlin’s band, Hexicon are a delight. Gentle, tuneful melodies, handclaps and French Horn pervade their songs, which are, without exception, full of a warm glow that brings a smile to the face. Perfect listening for this new-found Springtime we’ve been experiencing!

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The School

If you’ve watched the video for The School’s Is He Really Coming Home on this very site then you’ll know how good they are with that 60s girl group vibe. They’ve come on leaps and bounds over the past year or so, and their live show is just gorgeous. Good thing then, that whilst we couldn’t put ‘em on, the kind folks at Saki could! They play the Rusholme bar on 4th June, along with the aforementioned Hexicon; don’t miss it.

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Lucky Delucci

Another Cardiff-based band, but altogether different from The School (despite sharing one member – but then again you don’t have to have found many Cardiff bands to realise that they swap band members on a highly regular basis), PYT first saw Lucky Delucci on a beautiful summer Sunday in Bute Park. Lilting melodies and folk goodness akin to Euros Childs, you should definitely check ‘em out.

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Moonjellies

Admittedly these guys didn’t get in touch for a show, more for some solidarity. Y’see, Moonjellies are from France. They’re concerned that this isn’t the best location for them considering their indiepop ways, so they started to contact like-minded souls in the UK hearing that they may fair better over here. They certainly should, with their mournful yet glossy pop – we’re hoping that their debut album Inner Anger, Feather gets a UK release soon!

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Tracey’s Love

Probably the band that have been in touch at the earliest stage of their development, Tracey’s Love formed from one man’s Belle and Sebastian obsession – far from a bad thing in the eyes of PYT. All lo-fi jangles and considered vocals, we’re interested to see where these guys are heading!

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