About this Event

PINS

www.wearepins.co.uk



Manchester female quartet PINS were formed in 2011 by singer/guitarist Faith Holgate alongside bassist Anna Donigan, drummer Lara Williams, and guitarist Lois McDonald. After Holgate had spent time in different bands, mostly alongside guys, she was fed up with being the "token girl" and decided to invest time in finding an all-girl lineup. Once the other three members were recruited, they set to work playing noisy, pop-influenced, guitar-led music that nodded to noted influences such as Hole, the Jesus and Mary Chain, and Beach House. They packed their rough-and-gritty live sound with attitude, and after a series of shows in a number of unconventional spaces -- such as disused office blocks and hotel basements -- they released their first single, "LUVU4LYF," in 2012. Their self-produced debut album, Girls Like Us, which they recorded in a week, arrived in October 2013. For 2015's poppier and more polished Wild Nights, PINS worked with producer Dave Catching at the Rancho de la Luna studio in Joshua Tree, California. ~ Scott Kerr.



FRIDAY 19 FEBRUARY



THEKLA BRISTOL

The Grove, Bristol

BS1 4RB

Doors 7:00pm

Ages 14+



Advance tickets available from:

www.alt-tickets.co.uk

www.gigantic.com

www.bristolticketshop.co.uk