Along with the imposing likes of Black Midi, Brighton's Squid are part of a new generation of literate, jerky and explosive British bands who draw on post-rock, art-pop and post-punk. The ornate heckering of Match Bet is told, singer Ollie Judge claims , "from the perspective of a Sonic Youth super fan living with mental illness, who was a regular at a shop I used to work in."
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Along with the imposing likes of Black Midi, Brighton's Squid are part of a new generation of literate, jerky and explosive British bands who dr… read more
Along with the imposing likes of Black Midi, Brighton's Squid are part of a new generation of literate, jerky and explosive British bands who draw on post-rock, art-pop and post-pun…read more
Formed while at university in Brighton, the five-piece – Ollie Judge (vocals, drums), Louis Borlase (vocals, guitar), Anton Pearson (guitar), Laurie Nankivell (bass), and Arthur Leadbetter (keys) – played their first gig after replying to an advert for a "young person's jazz night." Quickly putting a set list together, their idiosyncratic mix of half-yelped, half-sung vocals, jerky, angular guitars, brass blasts, and droney synth lines caught the ears of the U.K.'s underground scene with gigs following across the South-East with regular trips to Londo… read more