Fight Like Apes

Having recovered from exposure to excessive heat and slightly excessive alcohol consumption I am in a fit state to update my blog. Last night I went to Cargo to see Fight Like Apes... and was impressed. The first time I listened to them I thought of the Ting Tings but without the crapness. However I think that was just the one song (Jake Summers) and maybe because of the vocals. Really they are quite hard to describe musically - some kind of punky indie rock/pop but given that they have no guitars (apart from the bass) and everything is done on synths that description doesn't really work. So I'll go with their own description of "karate rock" which kind of sums up their slightly insane energy and is catchier than electro-punk-pop rock. Also they sing about everything from fish and chips to the feelings of chimps towards bats, with a slight angry edge, which is good by me.

Anyway in between being sprayed with wine from MayKay and not being hit by the big musical stick thing I took some photos. The big musical stick things are clearly visible before being used to hit the big musical board thing (you'll be pleased to know that the crowd got a go with them later in the evening). In summary - good gig. I've been in need of one.