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The famous Battle of the Bands kicked off with Superfuzz! Attempting to win the glorious title of best band, they started with a Teenage Bandwagon-esque tune. Yet it was clear that the pressure of being the first band on stage affected their performance. A nervous yet whole-hearted set was played to the expectant music fans. Despite a rendition of The Smashing Pumpkins’ Today, the crowd showed little enthusiasm when prompted with audience participation.
Low Flying Flag were next to take the stage with their catchy metal riffs. Their aim is ‘just to make and play rock music in the way that feels best at the time’, which is certainly what they did tonight. With this being only their third gig, LFF showed no signs of discomfort and delivered a professional, energetic and encapsulating performance. Kudos to their stage outfits of duct tape lettering and facial hair! Particularly inspiring was the vibrance of the bass guitarist, who was sporting a duct tape ‘H’ on his forehead. Lead guitarist, Dave, told us his bassist brother was wearing the ‘H’ in reference to Red Dwarf.
Next to brace the stage was the sextet The! Spoon? (and the). The individuality of their brilliant name shone through in their performance, but unfortunately the stage was not large enough for their egos. The lead-singer (although it would be more fitting to name him an attempted poet) whined over a incomprehensible noise, generated from three guitars, a laptop/keyboard and drums. Self-proclaimed ‘pretentious students’, they were evidently trying to separate their sound from the masses, but this failed to please the crowd. It seemed such a shame that the brass instruments donned by the band on one song were indistinguishable from the thrashing guitars.
The final band was the embodiment of the cliché saving the best until last. The Hero Status was formed only four weeks prior to the event, and without a song to their name until three weeks ago, the male trio delivered a thrilling set to the toe-tapping crowd. Proving most popular among their many harmonious indie-pop tunes was their catchy song Pop Culture. Just as Billy Joel listed key events throughout history in We Didn’t Start The Fire, the boys in their song proceeded to depict every part of the 90s culture to the delight of many in the audience.
The Yorker's personal pick were The Hero Status, but the final results were as follows:
1st place – Low Flying Flag
2nd place – The Hero Status
3rd place - The! Spoon? (and the)
4th place – Superfuzz
This means we see Low Flying Flag and The Hero Status go through to the eagerly anticipated next round .
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