Bored Spies

Event information

£4 Advance, £6 On the Door
8pm
Friday 7th June

The Chapman Family
The Chapman Family are a band who are no strangers to adversity. The North East 5 piece return with their first full release since the critically acclaimed 'Cruel Britannia EP' in 2012.

New single, This One's For Love, represents a new side to the band, inspired by the melancholy tenderness of The Cure but with an irresistibly hopeful tone. Improbable romantics they may be but this is a song of unashamed optimism and an astonishing pop sensibility that strips away all the preconceived schmaltzy notions of a "Love Song".
The B-side, Into The Breach, is probably their most brutal track to date and acts to reassure you that they certainly haven't lost their bite. A soaring tirade of guitars and cut-to-the-bone vocals have already made this track a legendary live prospect, its raw impact and savage punk tone a formidable and welcome assault.

The band's return to form was confirmed in January with a free download release Adult, which was picked up by long time supporters Huw Stephens, Steve Lamacq and John Kennedy. Showing the band at the top of their game, the subsequent anticipation for new material was palpable and the boys have exceeded even their own expectations with this new offering, the second track to be unveiled from their forthcoming second album (Autumn 2013).

Bored Spies
featuring Orestes & Sooyoung from post punk legends 'Bitch Magnet' & 'Seam', on drums and bass and Cherie Ko (Obedient Wives Club, Pastelpower) on vocals + guitar.

The band release their debut 7' Single 'Summer 720' on Damnably Records in Europe as a ltd edition of 250 for record shop day and are playing Primavera, Spain, Portugal and a select number of UK dates.


Bored Spies are an International three-piece. Formed in early 2012, the trio are currently based in Singapore, Seoul and Arizona with a line up featuring Singaporean singer/guitarist Cherie Ko (Obedient Wives Club, Pastelpower) on vocals, Orestes Morfin (Bitch Magnet) and Panther Lau (Sooyoung from Seam/Bitch Magnet).

Pre-production has commenced for a full-length album due later this year and the band will make their first international appearance in Barcelona at Primavera Sound 2013 this May.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boredspies
Damnably: http://www.damnably.com/bored-spies/
smallgang
Smallgang are a half-japanese London based trio fronted by two baritone voiced brothers that have been making a name for themselves with volcanic live shows exploding tight poppy post-punk with effortless complexity and crazed solo's. Bitch Magnet, Shonen Knife, Versus and Geoff Farina love these guys and so should you!

Gideon Co BBC 6musice: "rather good"
Artrocker: "deceptively deadpan songs often mutate into noisy but controlled thrashing. (Cockpit) is a particularly fine tune."
Website: http://www.damnably.com/smallgang/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/smallgang
Trespasses Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYwjfLw_puE