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ClaireNevill has written the following articles:
Ratatat at Barcelona Sala Razzmatazz, Fri 31 Aug
Attempting to mimic the Ratatat sound is a feeble task; there are no lyrics to clutch onto in the plight to comprehension. Before the gig gets going I’m talking to a guy at the bar, saying: “Yeah, I like the one that goes like that… ‘doooh dooo dooooh’… and the one that does this…”. Onomatopoeia has a lot to answer for...»
The Sounds at Barcelona Sala Apolo, Fri 18 May
Barcelona’s Apolo hosts the The Sounds' first European tour date away from their home turf of Sweden, and witnesses them bursting on stage in full force. But just what is it they so desperately want to share? Speedy bass rhythms accompany lead singer Maja Ivarsson’s stomping entrance on stage; she leans down, dipping her floppy blonde undercut into the faces of unsuspecting front-rowers and utters… “Come on you ballsuckers!”»