
So basically I was going to write about last weekend's
Isle of Wight Festival. Then I thought it'd get pretty longwinded and I never seem to read full festival reviews; I only look at the bits on bands I want to read about. So I figured I'd write about one of my favourite performances of the weekend, and talk about a band I hadn't mentioned before; the amazing
Black Lips.
Thankfully, it would seem that Hanan of
Music Induced Euphoria decided to name Black Lips her band of the week, and she pretty much wrote what I would've written, so I'll be really lazy and just point you in the right direction -
HERE
To reiterate the points made in that post; you need to listen to them and see them live; they are amazing and just so much fun. Highlights of their IOW performance: getting front row, bassist and singer Jared Swilley's amazingly short shorts (above), him stealing a sparkly cowboy hat from someone in the audience, general on-stage antics, guitarist and singer Cole Alexander getting intimate with a camera stand. Not to mention spraying beer/saliva from his mouth and then catching it once more in his mouth. Plus they called the island "pretty". And played lots of good songs really well. In fact, their entire performance was pretty much a highlight. Go listen
NOW.
Photo credit: Simon Wells