Who I saw at Truck Festival 2007

Getting up at 3.45 in the morning is wrong. Here is one I made earlier. The only expertise I have in music is knowing what I like and what I don’t like. Comments may be considered inaccurate…

Monkey Swallows the Universe
Nice twee pop with some terrible out of tune moments.

Morrison Team Fayre
Like The Coral with a bit of a hoe down

***Fuck Buttons
A VERY pleasant wall of sound

**Paris Motel
Like a smoky folky Stereolab

Fanfario Music
Like a less interesting slowed down Granddaddy. Nice enough voice, but voice and lyrics did not fit with the music

**Brakes
Good dirty rock

Garth and Maud Hudson
Music to listen to when you are old and ready to die

***Six Nation State
Dirtier bouncier version of The Coral with the grit of The Libertines and a good measure of ska.

Emma Pollock
Lacked the sparkle of The Delgados, didn’t use full range of voice and rather dull.

Gabriel Minnikin
Great gravelly voice a bit like Leonard Cohen, a country twang

The Early Years
Atmospheric like Spiritualised.

The Epstein
Bland country. Technically proficient but no pep.

**Sam Isaac
Like a young Frank Turner or Get Cape Wear Cape Fly with no politics.

Actress Hands
Like Galaxie 500, but nowhere near as good. Made a lot of mistakes but giggled through them.

Fonda 500
Started like poppy Alabama 3 then turned into horrible rock

***The Mules
Good fun bouncy tunes with a gritty edge.

Lo Fi Culture Scene
Sounded good when we walked by.

Napoleon IIIrd
Indie wailing

**The Rock of Travolta
Funky wall of rock with no vocals.

***The Winchell Riots
Lovely Fell City Girl crossed with Mogwai-esq soundscape, but mellower and less intense.

Rachelle Van Zanten
Not nice. Thinks she’s Jimmy Hendrix, sings with a southern American state accent in a style similar to bad country music.

Baby Gravy
Terrible untalented riot grrl racket.

A Silent Film
Have potential like a rocky version of Interpol but too rocky and didn’t have the tunes.

Thomas Truax
Discordant comedy songs which were not funny. Rubbish.

Easy Tiger
Country rock with pep.

**Joe Driscoll
Funky – Brimful of Asha – style songs all done with loop layering – beat box, guitar and vocals by just one man.