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3 more to watch at Truck 11

9th July, 2008 - Posted by jopabl -

So here are three more suggestions for Truck 11.

4. The Tamborines. They are part of the Sonic Cathedral Sunday Service at Truck. I missed the single Sally O’Gannon first time round, but really like their ‘fuzz guitar and synth heavy indie sound’. According to their last.fm bio, they’ve supported the Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Warlocks, and Mark Gardner provides some of the backing vocals on Sally O’Gannon, so that should tell you what to expect from them live.

Tour diary from Oxford, 2006 | Mark Gardner

5. Spectrum (Sonic Boom). As it says on his Myspace page, ‘Spectrum is the most high-profile and straightforward of the projects undertaken by Pete “Sonic Boom” Kember after the demise of the trance-rock avatars Spacemen3’. Spectrum have been supporting My Bloody Valentine on their summer tour this year with mixed reviews, but I’ve never seen them live so I’ve no idea what to expect from the performance. I really like the track ‘Lonesome death of Johnny Ace’ from the album Spectrum meets Captain Memphis – Indian Giver (currently on their Myspace page, which keeps crashing my machine). Also part of the Sonic Cathedral Sunday Service at Truck.

Sonic Boom’s groovy website | Spectrum

6. The Nuns. Originally a punk band from San Francisco in the late 1970’s, who according to their Wikipedia entry have periodically reformed, have now reinvented themselves as ‘more gothic than punk, with strong themes of fetishism and domination running through their music, as well as Vampirism’. Doesn’t sound like a typical Truck band (if there is such a thing) to me. Top of the bizarre must see list I’d say. The Nuns links may not be ‘safe for work viewing’!

The Nuns official website