• Toe, TTNG, Steve Strong and Yonen @ Button Factory, Dublin

    August 21, 2016 - By 

    For those who couldn’t make Bristol’s preeminent ArcTanGent festival this weekend Venture Promotions have put together one hell of a consolation prize. Known as the pre-eminent post and math rock extravaganza, it’s also a mecca that not all fans can make. So that’s why tonight, in the Button Factory, is such a boon. Scooping the proverbial cream from the crop, the saliva inducing line-up includes two celebrated acts from the festival, a UK solo virtuoso and one of our very own. Their name is Yonen and it fell to them to play to the first comers. The group sit somewhere…

  • TTNG – Disappointment Island

    July 26, 2016 - By 

    Despite the vast number of changes in line-up since their formation just over twelve years ago, TTNG have been a steady trio for the past five years. This comes across in what is over all, a solid and consistent third album from the math-rock Brits. Even the title, Disappointment Island could suggest a bout of confidence for them, as had they failed to produce a somewhat decent listen the title itself would provide an ideal base for thoughtless, crummy criticism. Instead, they have succeeded in compiling a reliable set of ten tracks that hold true to the sound that TTNG (or This Town Needs Guns as they…