TNV in Dublin

[Fiona]

NEXT WEEK! I'm very excited.

[tinobeat]

AAAH! that font at the top of the poster (called "Bleeding Cowboy") is the bane of my existence. I can't escape it! Its horrible and its EVERYWHERE!!!


*cough*

any way! that's awesome, I can't wait to see them again in June...

[Seamus]

So has anyone else seen them in the UK yet, then? I saw them last week. I thought they were good. I'm going to see them again on Wednesday, all being well. I hope they are good again.

[Patrick]

Saw 'em at ATP, thought they were great. Loudest guitar from Jared I've ever heard - his rented Marshall stack actually functions!

[Fiona]

They and Jay Reatard made my ATP, I'm so looking forward to next Monday.

[Seamus]

Yeah, the Jay Reatard/TNV double was most welcome in London. What with No Age and Soiled Mattress and the Springs also there it was surely the most exciting collection of indie-rock celebrities to ever have gathered in a basement in Dalston. Times New Viking were so great that I wasn't even slightly embarrassed about my "man needing the toilet"-style dancing. Although I was a bit embarrassed when I had an argument with Jared about t shirt sizes (he was absolutely correct, of course). Great times!

[Fiona]

Was that in Barden's? At ATP I was telling anyone who'd listen to me to go down to see TNV and Jay Reatard there. Didn't realise No Age was playing too, great bill.
And was Soiled Mattress & The Springs any cop? They were down to support No Age at Whelan's tonight, but in the end it was only No Age, who just get better and better.

[Seamus]

Yeah, it was at Barden's. No Age were the surprise post-headliners, or whatever. It was a pleasant surprise, even though the drummer thought I looked miserable and told me to cheer up (see how I mingle with the stars).

I thought Soiled Mattress and the Springs were great, although I'm not sure anyone agreed with me. I can see how some people might find them annoying because they seem to wander off into different riffs all the time, but I like that sort of thing, and the melodies were pretty catchy and each instrument had a part to play if you see what I mean (I'm not very good at this music criticism thing). Music for people with short attention spans, I guess. Anyway, I've basically been listening to their album/EP non-stop for the past couple of days. It cheers me up.

[Fiona]

YEEEESSS!!!