Holograms and Eagulls to play Hare & Hounds
We are very excited to welcome Swedish new wave punkers Holograms to the Hare & Hounds!
Despite being perpetually too poor to drink dusted dive-bar drafts, Stockholm’s Holograms still manage to projectile vomit their fare share of poison. Their regurgitations originate more from the nausea inherent with menial labour in the desolate warehouses of Sweden than alcohol abuse; ultimately making it more enjoyable to sift through. In defiance of their decrepit instruments (a collective estimated worth of a handful of Kronas) Holograms emit a seemingly impossible energy. Their sound synthesizes the drudgery of dismal existence with a lust for something better; echoing both the violent abandonment of punk as well as some of the electronic gloss of early 80′s new wave. Their sound has proven far too large for Stockholm’s charred pavement and empty streets; leading us to think it’s about time for all of us to get a little drunker together.
“Holograms have something about them. They may be revisiting the fossilised concept of boredom, but they’re bringing an original perspective. New flesh, fresh blood. Not just another punk band.” – 8/10, NME
Holograms will joined by the absolutely brutal Eagulls. If you’ve seen them live – and you’ll remember them if you have – then you’ll know that they’re one of the most thrilling, visceral experiences around at the minute, managing to be both ramshackle and ridiculously tight in the same breath. Labelled as hardcore and punk by lazy journalists, both have had their influence on their sound but the band manage to embellish upon both.
Holograms and Eagulls play Venue 2 at Hare & Hounds Birmingham on Friday 9th November 2012, presented by Birmingham Promoters. Tickets are available here.
Check out the video for ‘ABC City’:
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