{"id":4715,"date":"2012-07-04T15:13:45","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T15:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernnoise.co.uk\/?p=4715"},"modified":"2012-07-04T15:14:27","modified_gmt":"2012-07-04T15:14:27","slug":"northern-noise-live-coves-headline-julys-event-at-the-castle-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernnoise.co.uk\/uncategorized\/northern-noise-live-coves-headline-julys-event-at-the-castle-hotel\/4715","title":{"rendered":"NORTHERN NOISE LIVE: Coves Headline July’s Event At The Castle Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"

May’s Northern Noise Live<\/strong> was another sell out. It consisted of many a sing-a-long, strangers storming the stage and introducing the headliners, and, due to the one weekend of summer hitting Manchester, possibly the hottest room in the world.<\/p>\n

“You can’t beat that” we hear you cry. Well, we’ve given it a ruddy good go. On July 28th,\u00a0The Castle Hotel<\/strong> better brace itself for muscial talent as we have three exciting and\u00a0mesmerising\u00a0acts to perform. We have a history of selling out and we would hate for you to miss out so just go to our tickets page and buy your tickets now<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Headliners – Coves<\/strong><\/p>\n

We can’t express just how pleased we are to have this band headlining. If you take a listen to this two-piece you’ll soon see why. They\u2019re amazing, simple as that.<\/p>\n

Rebekah Wood & John Rigard<\/strong> pack in more ineluctable indie-earworms to their latest EP than many prestigious acts have done in a lifetime.\u00a0 Coming out via Cross Key Records, \u2018Cast A Shadow\u2019<\/strong> is full of sassy self-assurance, whether it\u2019s Rebekah\u2019s husky vocals or John\u2019s brazen guitar strumming.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DkrCI7uJNDY<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a release replete with creativity. \u2018No Ladder\u2019<\/strong> switches between subtle xylophonic sprinkles and a pulsating synth.\u00a0 The title-track sees sultry vocals swoon around a rousing riff. \u2018Run With Me\u2019<\/strong> is a paranoid, atmospheric\u00a0 track with an incredible chorus, and the pounding drumming in \u2018Fall Out Of Love\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0 builds to a dramatic climax for the EP closer.<\/p>\n

Live, the duo take this energy to another level with psychedelic visuals and even a megaphone for extra emphasis.\u00a0 Having recently supported Echo & The Bunnymen<\/strong>\u00a0earlier in the year, the only way is up. Interest is coming thick and fast with Radio 1 and others playing their songs to the masses.\u00a0Come down to their first ever gig in Manchester. You won\u2019t be disappointed.<\/p>\n

words by Simon Butcher<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Support – We The Dead<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s one of those strange\u00a0occurrences, after looking through our twitter followers we noticed a band called We The Dead\u00a0had followed us. They didn’t really have much information except a link to their soundcloud which only had one song on it. This was ‘<\/strong>Conjured Curses (Billy)’<\/strong> and we instantly loved it.<\/p>\n

The four-piece from Manchester produce an atmospheric sound with great guitar riffs flowing in and out. There is a laid back quality in the delivery but with an intensity to the lyrics that gives the song a real edge. After one listen, we wanted more.<\/p>\n