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"Sell out warning! Lush legend and anti-pop heroine Miki Berenyi returns revitalised after her much-acclaimed confessional memoirs with a new trio playing classic Lush tracks and new material. Essential for all dreampoppers, shoegazers and 90s kids."
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A gig held at The Golden Lion on Thursday 30th January. The event starts at 20:00.
MIKI BERENYI TRIO
Miki Berenyi Trio are Miki Berenyi on vocals/guitar (Lush), Kevin ‘Moose’ McKillop on guitar (Moose) and Oliver Cherer (Gilroy Mere, Aircooled). The three musicians first worked together during Piroshka’s 2021 tour – Miki and Kevin being founder members, Oliver coming in on bass to replace Mick Conroy (Modern English) who had moved to the US.
When the global pandemic made touring impossible, Miki spent the lockdown months writing her memoir, Fingers Crossed, released in 2022 to widespread acclaim. To provide some musical accompaniment for the string of book events and signings, Miki Berenyi Trio was formed.
The band has developed a momentum of its own, touring with the Wedding Present and Gang of Four and sold out London co-headline show with Aircooled. Miki Berenyi Trio are planning to record and release an album in 2024.
SHOUN SHOUN
From Berlin now Bristol based unflinching, atmospheric noise pop and art rock
with the urban ennui of Nico and the noise of Sonic Youth.
Shoun Shoun's sound is hard to categorise, moving between abrasive garage rock and
soporific dream pop, playful psychedelia and carnal post punk, embracing the duality of darkness and bliss, melody and noise. Over the course of their arresting debut album Monsters & Heroes, Berlin’s vocals span the range from whisper to a scream, even incorporating some semi-spoken word on the hectic Much Sweeter before melting into a seductive murmur on the intoxicating (and intoxicated) shuffle of Sway With Me. Shimmering with synthesised strings and a lonesome guitar from a cowboy song, it lurches like a late-night cab ride home when you’re spinning in the back seat. The singer & guitarist Annette says “Some of the tracks were written in my loft during lock-down as a way to cope with the loneliness. It was all done in complete DIY
fashion; I’m really inspired by bands like Bob Vylan and Du Blonde who fiercely protect their independence.”
KEELEY
Dublin’s highly revered psychedelic dreampop/indie-rock outfit. Led by enigmatic frontwoman and songwriter Keeley Moss, the band has gone from strength to strength with the success of a series of singles which have attracted airplay from 6Music’s Steve Lamacq, Radcliffe & Maconie and spins on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Cymru in the UK. Don’t miss one of Ireland’s national treasures and a rising star!
New album “Beautiful Mysterious” out now. Order Limited Edition Vinyl & CD at https://keeleyband.bandcamp.com
Entry requirements: 18+
Miki Berenyi Trio are Miki Berenyi on vocals/guitar (Lush), Kevin ‘Moose’ McKillop on guitar (Moose) and Oliver Cherer (Gilroy Mere, Aircooled). The three musicians first worked together during Piroshka’s 2021 tour – Miki and Kevin being founder members, Oliver coming in on bass to replace Mick Conroy (Modern English) who had moved to the US.
When the global pandemic made touring impossible, Miki spent the lockdown months writing her memoir, Fingers Crossed, released in 2022 to widespread acclaim. To provide some musical accompaniment for the string of book events and signings, Miki Berenyi Trio was formed.
The band has developed a momentum of its own, touring with the Wedding Present and Gang of Four and sold out London co-headline show with Aircooled. Miki Berenyi Trio are planning to record and release an album in 2024.
SHOUN SHOUN
From Berlin now Bristol based unflinching, atmospheric noise pop and art rock
with the urban ennui of Nico and the noise of Sonic Youth.
Shoun Shoun's sound is hard to categorise, moving between abrasive garage rock and
soporific dream pop, playful psychedelia and carnal post punk, embracing the duality of darkness and bliss, melody and noise. Over the course of their arresting debut album Monsters & Heroes, Berlin’s vocals span the range from whisper to a scream, even incorporating some semi-spoken word on the hectic Much Sweeter before melting into a seductive murmur on the intoxicating (and intoxicated) shuffle of Sway With Me. Shimmering with synthesised strings and a lonesome guitar from a cowboy song, it lurches like a late-night cab ride home when you’re spinning in the back seat. The singer & guitarist Annette says “Some of the tracks were written in my loft during lock-down as a way to cope with the loneliness. It was all done in complete DIY
fashion; I’m really inspired by bands like Bob Vylan and Du Blonde who fiercely protect their independence.”
KEELEY
Dublin’s highly revered psychedelic dreampop/indie-rock outfit. Led by enigmatic frontwoman and songwriter Keeley Moss, the band has gone from strength to strength with the success of a series of singles which have attracted airplay from 6Music’s Steve Lamacq, Radcliffe & Maconie and spins on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Cymru in the UK. Don’t miss one of Ireland’s national treasures and a rising star!
New album “Beautiful Mysterious” out now. Order Limited Edition Vinyl & CD at https://keeleyband.bandcamp.com
Entry requirements: 18+
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