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Summer 2012's Must-See Bands (a this^ thread)
So, BBC 6Music are doing some blog awards this Friday, and I suggested that the DiS community would be able to help people choose who to see from all the sprawling festival line-ups. I've picked three nominees and I'd like you lot to vote for the two other must-see acts by nominating them below and clicking ^ this on the ones you recommend.
Simple? Simple.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nowplaying/2012/02/the-inaugural-now-playing-6mus.shtml
My three nominees are:
WHEN SAINTS GO MACHINE
One of the most exciting live acts I saw last year. Completely and utterly immersive as well as dance-able. They do the sorts of things both The Knife and M83 do but TV on the Radio sort of failed to muster with their last record. A definite must see!
http://www.youtube.com/whensaintsgomachine
HEY SHOLAY
Lots of people can sing. Many people can jump around. But to do both, so exceptionally, darting from Buckley to Mike Patton in the blink of a beat is rather special. For some reason the more sprawling key-heavy bits of their songs remind me of the Charlatans (who are always one of my favourite bands to see at festivals). They sound like lost summers are writhing through them and as the sun sets and people dip into tents to check out new acts, these lads from Sheffield are def' gonna win some new fans.
http://www.youtube.com/user/heysholay/videos
STAY+
Projections of Kim Jong-Il and the Royal Wedding (minus Kate Middleton) made up the backdrop of their set the last time I saw them. These Manc's take the sprawling psyche-side of a lot of drone-inspired dance that's doing the rounds at the moment and put this spin it on it that crescendos in a place of utter euphoria. One of the best new bands I saw last year and sure to be one filling out tents and causing queues on pavements if my predictions are correct...
http://www.youtube.com/user/StayFilms
Who do you suggest people should see?