Blog: Kid Vinyl

As the opening band on a bill of gloomy indie rock (they are on tour with popular press darlings, White Lies) New York's Violens (pronounced Vy-Lenz, phonetics fans) offer a slither of light in the haze of this cavernous club. Clad all in white, they deliver a set of melodic and occasionally ambient indie pop. It's never easy warming a crowd; especially before 20:00 in a central London nightclub, but the early birds are suitably responsive. It's a short set of shimmering, 60s pop tinged indie. Think The Shins or The Lilys in places ; it's just a pity that [...]