Alps at their peak; Gig of the Week: Nine Black Alps.Byline: Andrew Pain MANCUNIAN four-piece NINE BLACK ALPS Alps, great mountain system of S central Europe, c.500 mi (800 km) long and c.100 mi (160 km) wide, curving in a great arc from the Riviera coast on the Mediterranean Sea, along the borders of N Italy and adjacent regions of SE France, Switzerland, SW Germany, and will be heading across the Pennines for a Teesside gig later on this week. Pictured right, the band - made up of Sam Forrest (vocals, guitar), David Jones David Jones is a common name, particularly in Wales, and there have been several well-known individuals with this name. Variations include Dave Jones and Davy Jones. (guitar, bass), Martin Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. (bass, guitar) and James Galley (drums, vocals) - will be in Stockton on Thursday. The night will be a double celebration because the Ku Bar is continuing its sixth birthday celebrations and Nine Black Alps have released a new album this week. Since their inception in 2003 they have developed a reputation for their loud and aggressive yet melodic music that echoes the sounds of American alternative rock bands such as Nirvana, Pixies and Dinosaur Jr. They are renowned for their energetic and anarchic live shows which have taken them across Northern Europe, North America and Japan playing with bands such as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Weezer and Biffy Clyro. In 2007 Nine Black Alps left Island Records, who released the albums Everything Is (2005) and Love/Hate (2007) and also an EP of B-sides called Glitter Gulch (2006), but continued to tour the UK until February 2008 when they began work on their third album. The new album, Locked Out From The Inside, was recorded with producer Dave Eringa during the winter of 2008/2009, and came out on Monday. A no-nonsense sonic assault with huge crunching riffs and powerful lyrics, Locked Out From The Inside sees the four-piece unleash the punk-rock roar they've always hinted at. Opening with brooding rock seethe seethe intr.v. seethed, seeth·ing, seethes 1. To churn and foam as if boiling. 2. a. To be in a state of turmoil or ferment: Vampire In The Sun, it's a record of fuzz bass throbs and vicious, In Utero-esque riffarama; Salt Water pulsates with high tempo guitars and an anarchic, anthemic chorus; Every Photograph Steals Your Soul is a hook-laden distorto-rock stomp; and the impeccably elegant Bay Of Angels suggests there's a Bond theme in them yet. The first release from the album was a new track called Buy Nothing, which was downloaded more than any other track the NME NME Name NME Enemy NME New Musical Express NME Neisseria Meningitidis NME New Molecular Entities (US FDA New Drug Approval reports) NME Network Management Ethernet NME New Music Express have ever featured within hours of its release on NME.com Also on the bill on Thursday are THE BROADCAST and THE KALLINGER BROTHERS BAND. NINE BLACK ALPS, THE BROADCAST, THE KALLINGER BROTHERS: Ku Bar, Stockton Thursday night Entry: pounds 10 |
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