About this Event

Hey kids! You should be excited about this one...



Emo/punk/pop-punk all the way from sunny California, from Joyce Manor (Epitaph Records); our faves Martha are back in town (woohoo!!); plus locals Fancy Dress Party and Drama Kids! Happy days. More info below...



£8 adv / £10 on the door.



Tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/398804



This is an ALL AGES SHOW (but under 14's must be accompanied by an adult).



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Joyce Manor



http://joyce-manor.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01dmtGIwSs8



Acclaimed Californian band Joyce Manor - Barry Johnson (vocals and guitar), Chase Knobbe (guitar), Jeff Enzor (drums), and Matt Ebert (bass) - have announced the release of their anticipated new album entitled Cody which arrives in stores this October 7th, care of Epitaph. It is the follow-up to the band’s 2014’s critically-lauded record Never Hungover Again.



While the band’s Epitaph debut Never Hungover Again was recorded in a mere ten days, Cody is the result of two months in the studio with renowned producer Rob Schnapf, credited on classics by Elliot Smith, Guided By Voices, Saves The Day and Rancid among others. As the band’s guitarist and singer Barry Johnson explains, “It was the first time we really used the studio to our advantage. I felt like I could get a better grasp on what we could do. We always recorded like a punk band—go in and lay ‘em down! Just get good takes! And this time we tried a lot more.” The result is a record that dares to be humble, intimate and unapologetically human. Cody is the album where the band moves past simple pop and punk. It’s a moment for clarity and creative renewal. Without losing any of the emotional power fans love, the band is defiantly looking towards the future.



Martha



marthadiy.bandcamp.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTsDlehYWcI



Hailing from Pity Me, Durham, Martha play energetic, impassioned power pop with intricate vocal interplay and lush four-part harmonies. The band is comprised of J. Cairns (guitar), Daniel Ellis (guitar), Naomi Griffin (bass), and Nathan Stephens Griffin (drums). All four members sing and write the songs. Their debut album “Courting Strong”, produced by MJ from Hookworms, came out in 2014 and was included in NPR’s top 50 albums of that year, winning them the epithet “One of Britain’s best rock bands”. Following a Glastonbury appearance at the personal invitation of Billy Bragg, they went on to play a number of festivals including End Of The Road. Their second album “Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart” was released via Fortuna POP! and Dirtnap Records in July last year, to critical acclaim from the likes of Pitchfork, Noisey, AV Club and Rough Trade, and went on to win the 2016 Drowned in Sound ‘Neptune Prize’



Plus!



FANCY DRESS PARTY

Killer sulkwave/indie-punk/powerpop from Oxford, they've only done two shows so far but have absolutely slayed both of them... This is a band to keep an eye on, and they seem to nail this awesome mixture of early Sunny Day Real Estate and bedroom powerpop. Featuring ex-members of Too Many Poets, Slate Hearts, and others.

https://soundcloud.com/user-983863339/sob



DRAMA KIDS

The first ever Smash Disco show at the Library was headlined by Hate Mail, our favourite local punk brats who sounded like Jawbreaker or Dag Nasty but with more attitude. After their sad demise, some of them are back playing similarly awesome melodic punk. This is their first gig!