Film School are back out on tour after having all their gear (and van) stolen back in March. It’s easy to label them as being pretty derivative. I saw their show last night with someone who had never heard them before, and his first question was “are they British?”. Their self titled debut LP certainly evokes the very specific psychedelic, delay ridden guitar work of early nineties shoegazer bands like Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine. The fact is, I have a soft spot for that little blip in music history, and these guys have done a pretty decent job at capturing it. Because of this, their set was enjoyable. This type of music is meant to be listened to loud, and the band certainly made some noise out there. If you like their record, I’d check out the live show. I think they write good songs and it would be interesting to see them leave some of their effects pedals at home on the next record.
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those links don’t work for me… and i wanted to hear more of them. they’re playing here early june with the silversun pickups.
I am definitely looking foward to that show. Should be a nice blend of early nineties stuff: My Bloody Valentine and Smashing Pumpkins.
that’s weird, the links totally work for me. sorry about that. that show with the silversuns should be a good one.