ComEnts

Friday night was the launch night for Pete and the Pirates new single, Come on Feet. The launch party was at The Water Rats in Kings Cross, which is a cozy little venue. It was a really good evening.

Let's Wrestle opened the night. They are a punky 3 piece, loads of energy, funny songs and a really good start to the night.

They were followed by Screaming Tea Party, who I'd been told were really, really good. They certainly didn't disappoint. Apparently the band members are 2 Japanese guys and an Italian girl, the big city is so cosmopolitan! They played really interesting stuff. I don't know what it is but the combination of pop and metal and spiky punk seems to be something that's relatively common with japanese bands but you almost never get it here. Screaming Tea Party were all of those, and quite proggy too. The music was great, and their stage show was even better. It was really nice to see them picking everything up again once they'd trashed the stage after their set.

Matthew Sawyer and The Ghosts was next, apparently most of the Ghosts weren't there. I didn't see most of his set because I was outside trying to cool down. It was an incredibly hot evening!

The Pirates set was absolutely brilliant. These days, now they actually rehearse a lot, they are really professional sounding. They've managed to get really tight without losing any of the energy or sounding sterile and the new songs sound fantastic. They've got a busy summer coming up playing major festivals all over the shop and an Irish and Scottish tour to follow. Exciting times!