The Neat

"Free gig at Brundenell Club, you in?"
"yeah go'ed"

And that's how this little adventure started. Start off with an obligatory game of pool, little did we realise that the guys next to us, playing snooker (rather badly ill add) were The Neat. But first we found 'We Were All Made In China'. An interesting band, some effort has obviously been taken to construct popular and easily accessible melodies, and had most of the attributes that you would expect from a more commercial band, like McFly. That's not a complete right off, but it just seems too obvious that they are really concerned about making it. However they are definitely worth a listen.

The Neat - Herd Of Animals


Then on to the Bear Mask, i was really impressed, excellent live, with power and a certain sincerity behind their music. With a sound not too dissimilar to The XX but defiantly not a copy, these have their own style, but i did think it would have benefited the music if the gain was turned down a little, and more attention to the details, and even silence.

Bearmask - Diary entry (its worth a watch just to see what they are like)




Finally, The Neat. Kaiser Chiefs recommended via Simon (who very kindly will be contributing to the show on 20th). With a sound that combines The Horrors, Foals and Fuck Buttons (possibly), Their sound hit mixed reviews in the club, personally, i did enjoy it, but their songs need a lot of work in arrangement. I am sure we will be hearing a little more from them in the not too distant future.