More a big old celebratory get together than a usual gig, this night will see Cardiff’s lovelorn, underrated and very, very good The School finally release their long-promised debut album. If you’ve ever danced or sung along to any sort of song on the radio then this will be right up your passageway. They are great and you should cradle them into whatever sort of bosom you posess. See below for fun times.
THE SCHOOL (Album Launch)
ALLO, DARLIN’
PAGAN WANDERER LU
& Helen Love’s Bubblegum Killers djing between bands
followed by Bethan Elfyn’s Vinyl Vendettas until 3am!
Saturday 6th March 7.30pm
Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff (upstairs)
Ages: 18+
£5 adv from TicketWeb / Spillers / Diverse
**This event is also part of International Women’s Day celebrations**
THE SCHOOL are a female-fronted indiepop group from Cardiff for fans of Camera Obscura, Belle & Sebastian and 60s girl groups. The band are celebrating the release of debut album ‘Loveless Unbeliever’ on Elefant Records.
This event is also part of International Women’s Day celebrations.
“a swaying, winsome tune with some of the Phil Spector lushness of Lucky Soul, the Belle & Sebastian-style modesty of Camera Obscura, and the airy, girl-group vocals of both” – Pitchfork
“they do enough to at least light up (if not part) the greying clouds into blue sky as a musical and meteorological Moses with their floaty, shimmering and often clip-clapping tunes” – DrownedinSound
“indie pop sweetness blended with heart-lifting girl group harmonies, punchy Northern Soul beats and lush Brill Building strings” – AllMusic
“infectious, hyper-melodic pop you can simultaneously cry and dance to” – Rough Trade
“On bubblegum pink vinyl, the sixties-saturated sound of The School is indiepop par excellence. ‘All I Wanna Do’ conjures up the aching hearts of Mary Weiss and the Ganser sisters as Liz Hunt’s little-girl-lost voice pours on the passion to describe an angelic innocent’s first big crush. ‘Valentine’ is like a pixie-booted Eurovision entry with a stomping piano-led tune that’s swept aloft by heavenly strings. Douze points pour Le Pays de Galles: c’est magnifique!” – SoundsXP
“The joint best Welsh pop band EVER” – Adam Walton, Radio Wales
ALLO, DARLIN’ is singer-songwriter Elizabeth Darling, originally from Queensland, who plays beautiful songs on ukulele and guitar about subjects from Stephen Hawkin and Henry Rollins to the Grease Megamix and her Fugazi-loving boyfriend.
Her first EPs on cult CD-R label WeePop! sold out within weeks, and now ALLO, DARLIN’s debut LP will be released on Fortuna Pop! in March.
“the best indiepop song for years” – The Guardian
“like Hefner got a brass section and got cute too..” – Unpeeled
The School MySpace
Allo, Darlin’ MySpace
Pagan Wanderer Lu MySpace
