Heart Beach & Galapagos

HEART BEACH (Hobart, Tasmania skuzzpop)
http://www.heartbeach.com.au/

Heart Beach (Hobart, Australia) play sad, girl-guy, 9to5 pop songs. In 2016 the band signed to legendary Australian label Spunk! (Arcade Fire, Akron/Family, Animal Collective, Antony and the Johnsons, Belle and Sebastian, Broken Social Scene, Explosions in the Sky, the Libertines, Sufjan Stevens, Sleater Kinney, Mac Demarco, the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s).

Reviews:

“There’s something very satisfying about a band that limits itself to a simple aesthetic and builds a world with what they have” (Nick Hollins, Rolling Stone)

“Like The Smiths, like Joy Division, this music is oddly and often wonderfully uplifting. Almost every song starts with a drawn-out chord poignant enough to break Rupert Murdoch’s stony heart. It takes a brave, thoughtful band to sound this vulnerable. Heart Beach are beautiful, beautiful, melancholy babies. Treasure them.”- The Guardian ★★★★

Galapagos (Ottawa gritty basement pop)
https://www.facebook.com/galapagos613/

What started as solo folk project has evolved into a trio comprising of arousing guitars, sugary melodies and a solid backbeat. These tunes will have you tapping your toes and bopping in tune. Think early Treble Charger meets American Football while being smothered in My Bloody Valentine.

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Saturday, May 13
Bar Robo (692 Somerset St. W.)
8pm / $8 / AA, Licensed 19+