Gogo Penguin

2022-11-09 3 min read

The story I first spotted these tickets, for a concert in November, in May. At that point I had been following the band for a while and had saved a few of their songs but I wasn’t necessarily a big fan yet. It also felt weird buying tickets so far in advance (for a band that wasn’t selling out stadiums). I decided to hold off and to listen to their work more over the following months, as it’s a known fact that familiarity feeds fondness. Continue reading

Delta Sleep

2021-09-19 4 min read

The story Delta Sleep is an English math rock band. I’m not sure how I got into this genre, but it’s not far off from jazz, conceptually - the complex rhythms and melodies capture my attention, with the added benefit of being loud and fast-paced. The technical skills of the players are impressive. They manage to blast through compound, sometimes shifting time signatures, pinch harmonics, and syncopated drum beats, without losing sight of melody and song structure. Continue reading

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