Boards
Schwervon! (from New York, USA) / Monday December 7th
Schwervon! are a two-piece anti-folk/DIY band from New York, USA.
The band consists of Major Matt on guitar and Nan Turner on drums, with both sharing vocal duties.
The duo have released four albums with hip indie record label 'Olive Juice Music'.
They tour frequently across Europe, often with close friend Jeffrey Lewis.
"roughhewn, exposed-brick NYC indie rock with a freshly squeezed pop twist, their young life/ young heart songs drawing inspiration from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Pixies, the more twee side of Cibo Matto and beyond." - AM New York
"Schwervon!’s development to this point is remarkable. The album needn’t be compared; it succeeds on its own terms. Robert Schumann wrote, “Music is an orphan whose mother and father no one can determine. And it may well be that precisely in this mystery lies the source of its beauty.” That’s the sweet spot of Low Blow." - Boog City, USA
"Schwervon!’s secret weapon has always been their proximity. Two songwriters who share a life offstage as well as on, Roth and Turner’s vocals intertwine with an unforced familiarity that comes from years of cohabitation and collaboration. Often singing in unison or falling into a singsong-y, call and response with dance party-friendly verses, and in mimicking the between-verse lead guitar. Schwervon!’s music is comprised of two-person inside jokes that cruises on a wave of inclusiveness. Nan and Matt make their audience feel like the songs and the sound belong to everyone who comes across it." - Jezebel Music
"Schwervon! tunes remind us a great deal of many of the odd, obscure underground pop bands that were treading around the United States in the early- to mid-1990s. This might better be labeled as minimalist pop because there is very little of the ultra-layering that usually litters twenty-first century pop. Plenty of groovy cuts here including "Dodger," "What We Talk About When We Don't Talk About Love," "Glasses On," and "Dogs for Hire. 5 out of 5" - LMNOP.com
"...the urgency of Low Blow’s sound struck me immediately. A bunch of the songs here, “Balloon” or “Wake and Bomb” being a good examples, remind me of the hyperactive, edgy guitar rock of bands like late-period Sleater-Kinney and Deerhoof." - Pop Headwound
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Supporting this cult act on the night will be another great two-piece – The Lovely Eggs from Lancaster. Holly Ross was formerly the lead singer and guitarist in the popular all girl band Angelica and David Blackwell is also a guitarist in 3D Tanx who performed at The Continental with Can legend Damo Suzuki in March.
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And opening on the night are the lovely Birdman. After a long hiatus - they are back with brand new material.
www.myspace.com/birdmantheband
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Entry on the night is a super low £3. Doors at 8pm.