Arrrright? Whilst perusing through the list of bands I should go and see at The Great Escape this year (oh yes, I had to get that in) I've happily stumbled across Masks, a lovely instrumental shoegaze group that make a kind of ambient-yet-paranoid noise, a bit like watching Twin Peaks with a hot chocolate. In fact, when interviewed for fellow blog Dummy, David Lynch was mentioned as an influence. Masks are another band to add to the growing list of bands-wot-make-scuzzy-guitar-like-noises-with-no-guitars, and, well, we just love that sort of thing round here.
Masks actually do wear masks, which they partly explain by saying they're "going for that Venetian look really, whilst ripping off The Knife while we’re at it". Fair 'nuff, it's nice to have a band whose name is just simple and descriptive for once.
They had an EP out last month on Fear & Records and, although based in Brighton, are hoping to start gigging elsewhere soon. Below is a little video of the wonderfully titled title track, 'Forever Dancing' - I'm just lovin' the simple yet effective keyboard melody, something that's exploited to it's fullest in the excellent chunky 'Entrepreneurs SB Remix' featured on the band's Myspace player.
If you are heading to The Great Escape this year, be sure to check them out, along with fellow Fear & Records act Rolo Tomassi; if my trawling of the unsigned lineup is anything to go by, I have a strong feeling that they might just shine a little beacon of goodness amongst the swathes of unsigned middle-of-the-road acoustic guitar twangers hanging around the place.
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