Underachievers Please Try Harder – with Milk Maid & Temple Songs

ANOTHER SPECIAL EDITION OF UNDERACHIEVERS FEATURING THE RETURN OF MILK MAID AND A DEBUT UNDERACHIEVERS FOR TEMPLE SONGS.

We are back for an encore in June with an all out clubnight edition on Sat 9th and this pretty awesome double bill on Friday June 29th. After this one, we will break until the end of Sept. Luckily, it’s not all bad news, as we have picked two of the finest for the occasion.All as ever is £3 before 10 or anytime with flyer/ £4 / £5 after midnight and without. Plus £3 house doubles and mixer, and cheap select beers.Doors at 9, Temple Songs 9.30, Milk Maid 10.30. Underachievers clubnight 11-3am.

Now abit about the bands…

MILK MAID

Last year, under the name Milk Maid, Martin Cohen released Yucca on FatCat, a fuzzy,jangling record that switched genres with each track. On one song, the Manchester bedroom artist would paint himself as a 1990s indie rock devotee. On the next, he’d be fingerpicking a quiet, echoing folk song. With “Do Right”, the first track he’s letting go from Mostly No, the shapeshifting continues. Here, he takes the form of a screeching, reverb-drenched West Coast grunge fan. – Pitchfork

TEMPLE SONGS

Some people can spend 5 years slaving over an album. Jolan Lewis spends about 5 minutes, bangs it out and forgets about it – sometimes to the point of not actually remembering to let other people listen to it. With new track Sunspot Dandyline, though, he seems to have put more effort into making the production less muddy – maybe a sign of a new level of maturity, but maybe an acceptance that some people struggle to hear the rad tracks underneath the fuzz in his old work. Whatever the reason, the new found shine really suits old Temple Songs. – Lost Lost Lost