Gig Reviews

Witch Hats + Ghosts Of Television @ Goodgod Smallclub
20/11/2009

Ghost of Television
Ghosts Of Television

Witch Hats

So I guess I went into this way more tired than I was expecting, having spent the morning doing my final university exam for the year. Which is a shame as I was really looking forward to this gig.

Ghosts Of Television were first up and just before they went on-stage I had to get the bad news that they will be playing their last gig in February. They're excellent live, deafening and noisy and completely unabashed. Buzzrd (which before this gig I only ever knew as the most played track on my friend Lucy's last.fm) was mind-blowing. See them and fork out the $20 for their LP.

Witch Hats were a good 20 times better than the last time I saw them (At the Metro, supporting the Drones, shit sound, all over the place, etc.). Their much tighter and a hell of a lot more professional; I could bring up the "they could/should be able to break the semi-mainstream" but that’s bullshit these days. Was their EP launch as well, which has been sitting on my desk for a good few months now and was the catalyst for my re-instilled faith in their music. Alas, Ghost of TV had already won the night, so a good half of it was spent wondering if I could make the last train home.

As you could probably guess, I missed The Stabs, which is a crying shame: one of the highlights of this year’s ATP as well as one of the year’s best albums in Dead Wood. Till 2010, then.

Words by Albert Santos

November 24, 2009 @ 08:17