Photos – Down At The Front https://www.downatthefront.co.uk The place to be to experience new music Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:06:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 212659681 Opus Kink https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/archives/43964 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:49:45 +0000 https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/archives/43964 ‘The Sweet Goodbye’, the debut alum from Opus Kink is long overdue. Despite winning many friends with their fantastic live shows. It seems to have taken an unduly long time for them to release a debut album, while contemporaries have released several albums. Tonight’s ’stripped back’ show at Rough Trade Denmark Street showcased material from their excellent album.

]]> 43964 Joyeria https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/archives/43922 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:41:10 +0000 https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/archives/43922 Photo gallery from Joyeria’s album launch at Rough Trade Denmark Street

Photo album from Joyeria’s album launch at Rough Trade Denmark Station

]]> 43922 We Are Scientists https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/archives/43886 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:02:19 +0000 https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/?p=43886 I saw We Are Scientist play a charity evening about seven years ago. I don’t remember disliking them, but they also didn’t leave me wanted to see more. Tonight, that definitely changed. Playing a full set at Club 85, rather than ploughing through songs on a tight bill, gave them a chance to convince me they are a live band you should see. Musically, they’re okay. But their performance and stage banter made the evening. Support was from Canned Pineapple.

]]> 43886 Clann an Drumma https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/archives/43802 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:51:59 +0000 https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/?p=43802 Photos from an evening of folk and bagpipes, with Clann an Drumma and Hase Waits

]]> 43802 All Them Witches https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/archives/43307 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:02:11 +0000 https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/?p=43307 A hot and sweaty gig with All Them Witches at Rough Trade East. It was the first time I had seen them. They were excellent. I will have to catch them again.

]]> 43307 Liz Lawrence https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/archives/43385 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:00:53 +0000 https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/?p=43385 Another weekend afternoon Rough Trade gig. This time with Liz Lawrence over at Rough Trade West.

]]> 43385 Swim Deep https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/archives/43368 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:59:35 +0000 https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/?p=43368 A bit of a random gig Rough Trade afternoon gig. Although I saw them Swim Deep supporting Wolf Alice many years ago. I haven’t listened to their music. This was a stripped back for their latest album. And very good it was too.

]]> 43368 Crows https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/archives/43350 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:57:05 +0000 https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/?p=43350 Such a warm experience tonight. After James’s recent illness, the room was full of goodwill. It was great to have Crows back and playing live.

]]> 43350 Mould https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/archives/43739 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:43:02 +0000 https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/?p=43739 Excellent random Sunday afternoon gig at Rough Trade Denmark Street, for the album launch of Mould’s debut album ‘Hoping as a Coping Mechanism’. Unlike most Denmark Street in-stores, this wasn’t a stripped-back set, but a full play through of the album with drums and guitars. It was a brilliant 45 minutes of music.

]]> 43739 Band Of Holy Joy at the Water Rats https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/archives/43547 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:43 +0000 https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/?p=43547 My first experience of Band of Holy Joy was about a decade ago at Rockaway Beach. Johny’s performance was mesmerising. I have followed them ever since. While I have dipped into their back catalogue, I’m most familiar with the music in their current set lists. Tonight’s gig took the current lineup back in time to 1983 and to a slightly different, more electronic sound, as they played ‘More Favourite Fairytales’.

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