It’s no secret that tellyeaters have already had a taste of what the rest of Britain has to offer. Earlier this summer, we had an expedition down to Peterborough and had a crack at playing East Angrier XI. It was great fun! But like Sheffield, Peterborough is a lonely town in the middle of nowhere.
Manchester and Leeds? That’s more like it.
Hence this grand breeze block of a poster above. You’re probably thinking: Wait a minute ’cause… where did all these gigs come from?
MANCHESTER with Jack’s Saving Grace, Morning Star and Nick Shane
You heard it right. We’re playing a killer show in the very same city that birthed Oasis and New Order. Jack’s Saving Grace look like they know how to show us a good time, so let’s all storm it. It’s gonna be a great gig in one of the greatest cities of music:
All the pictures of Manchester are so beautiful. As someone who has never been before, I really cannot wait. Grab your tickets here!
And just look how colourful it is compared to Sheffield!
SHEFFIELD with Imaginary Husband and Muraki
When you look at Sheffield as a musical landscape without rose-tinted glasses, it’s pretty barren. The Leadmill has closed, which USED to be where touring acts stopped (although that has been pretty slow business for the last two decades), Dorothy Pax and other grassroots are long perished and everyone about everywhere is struggling.
Sidney and Matilda are a centre of joy with their flexible spaces in a central spot of town, neighbouring The Rutland arms which is the most artsy drink you’ve ever had. Now we’ve played there twice, we think it’s about time we play there again – and this time we’re bringing a fresh batch of talent with us. And that is what we like to do!
I’ve been going there since I was 15 during the age of Blusher, and have since witnessed Voodoo Bandits, Speed for Lovers, Minds Idle, The Utopia Strong and many others perform.
Even if Sheffield Music is dying on a commercial scale, without Sidney & Matilda we would be nothing, in no pockets of art or joy.
Anyway, let’s go through the lineup:
Muraki
Muraki are great tinkerers in the universe of post-punk. As well as looking really cool, they are to paint an atmospheric image this coming night. Alas, we’ve been given an exclusive statement from Jack Wild (Singer/Front Man):
We are Muraki, a fiery young outfit at the very first steps of our journey. With members residing all across Sheffield and Leeds, you can expect to hear music you can listen to whilst crying, kissing, fishing or taking over the world. Be the first to see us, at Sidney & Matilda on December 16th.
I can vouch for Oscar Kamperin-Flint (Guitarist and Producer) as I’ve worked with him on a number of projects (See: The Chase by Swedish Dad).
I’ve known Will Cressey (Bass) since we were four and he’s always had a bass in his hand, Chris Elliot (Guitar) is a vicious player and Jacob Wootton (Drums) is new to the drums, but already absolutely bellowing.
Give them a follow.
Imaginary Husband
This a perfect day to bring up Imaginary Husband, because they just released a dual-single.
Click that beautiful cover art to listen now!
Otto says:
I fucking love these imaginary husband singles, I can’t believe we’re playing with them soon at our big headliner! It’s the little things is bloody vicious, the lyrics are wicked, and I personally (obviously) ❤️ the drumming. Pang! is equally enjoyable, aggressive and loud, can’t wait to see it and experience them both live! Go listen it’s ridiculous!
I can also tell you that Imaginary Husband project visuals onto their faces during shows. Whether or not Sidney & Matilda can facilitate that I’m not sure, but even then, most bands are too afraid to fiddle around with projectors. Thumbs up for that.
Last but not least, tellyeaters
Ah for fuck sake, we’re running out of press images we haven’t used.
All we can say is, as our third headline show, we can only promise it will be the best so far.
Photo credits: Vanessa Gueorguieva
Leeds?
I said at the beginning that we have shows in Manchester and Leeds. Well, we do. I’m just not allowed to tell you about the one in Leeds yet. Naylor, Jackson and Otto are currently living it up in Leeds however:
Leeds, we will be with you soon x.
Remote: what is it? Is it just demos? Why would I care about that?
My answer: It’s an emo-folk album.
An expansion of my answer: It’s emo-folk album that we may never play live, and that’s ok.
Because when ‘demos’ are something that demonstrate what something could sound like, a six track EP full of mandolin and acoustic guitar would work as terrible demos. They are all our songs, except Waiting by Nancy Mitchell who kindly agreed to let us record it, and the last minute track Pasta Time is one we will probably never play, but I couldn’t help want to include it.
What started as demos quickly became something nice on its own and hard to remove yourself from. I don’t want anyone to listen and be mislead, I want people to listen and decide for themselves what they think about it.
And even though it doesn’t include all four pieces of the traditional tellyeaters band, we all made this EP and it wouldn’t exist without us.
Listen on Bandcamp now.
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