A
gig
held at The Cube
on Wednesday 8th October. The event starts at 20:00.
LIVE AT
THE CUBE MICROPLEX
BRISTOL
THE WILDERNESS 荒野 SESSIONS
PRESENTS:
THE LITTLE UNSAID
Renowned for stadium-sized epics played in intimate rooms, this 'utterly life-affirming' (Bristol 24/7) alt.folk/post-rock/electronica band is restless and shape-shifting. Delicate, wondrous vocals float above either giant choruses and squelchy/sleazy beats or atmospheric, eerie soundscapes. Beguiling lyrics chart our deepest experiences and matters of the heart; mesmeric music elevates and unites us.
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'A stunning interpretation of contemporary chaos... a gorgeous whiplash of delirium and hazy reveries. If Nick Cave were a small man from Yorkshire and sang his anxiety dreams in a falsetto, it would sound something like this.'
The Line Of Best Fit
The Little Unsaid is the ever-mutating song-writing project of Yorkshire-born and South London-based musician/producer John Elliott, with an incredible mélange of piano, synth, strings and drums provided by Mariya Brachkova, Alison D'Souza and Tim Heymerdinger. They could as easily trade under the 'art-rock' banner as that of folk, coming under the F-word in the same way as Joni Mitchell and Roy Harper. Like them, they stretch musical boundaries.
Having spent a year and a half away from recording/touring so as to reinvent and reinvigorate their process, this London/Aarhus-based four-piece now tour their most expansive yet deeply personal record to date ('Fable', 2022); music fuelled by the simmering collective anxiety of an ephemeral and chaotic world, but held together by a palpable sense of gratitude and joy. The essence of their songcraft is that good things (strange and remarkable things, too) can come out of bad times or uncomfortable situations.
'Bold and different.'
The Guardian
'Hypnotically attractive... edges on the experimental... fascinating music.'
At The Barrier
'Unique and varied... original and uncompromising. Elliott is like a downbeat Paul McCartney or Nick Cave with a penchant for synth-folk.'
KLOF Magazine