Knitting Factory Brooklyn (Venue Partner)
361 Metropolitan Avenue
(347) 529-6696
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We Were Promised Jetpacks @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn 2/15
- When
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Monday Feb 15, 2010 (7pm)
- Where
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Directions: The Knitting Factory is a 4 minute walk from the L/G Train (Lorimer-Metropolitan) and a 7 minute walk to L Train (Bedford Ave).
- Price
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$15
- Links
“Scottish four-piece We Were Promised Jetpacks are known less for their indie-rock guitar cacophony than their ridiculous band name, which sounds like the premise for a bad science fiction movie. Despite the bumbling name, there will likely be a large crowd tonight: fans of their jangly interplay and meotional lyrics, heightened by the thick accents. A reason for early arrival is Bad Veins, CMJ favorites in '07 who just released their self-titled debut in 2009. The record is thick with atmospheric touches of strings and other orchestral eccentricities, while retaining straightforward pop song structures. Bad Veins became known for their ability to replicate the large album sound with just two people on stage, so go and see for yourself.”
Aaron Gonsher, Flavorpill
Note:
We're giving away a pair of tickets!
We Were Promised Jetpacks
plus Bad Veins, Royal Bangs
Following closely in the footsteps of The Twilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit, We Were Promised Jetpacks are yet another hugely talented young scottish band added to the FatCat roster. The 4-piece came to our attention when listening to some of the friends on the Frightened Rabbit Myspace page. Though recent months has seen the band tour the UK with their aforementioned friends, the four preceding years have consisted of local gigs in and around Glasgow and Edinburgh, allowing WWPJ to find their sound and hone their live performance.
You could loosely pin some reference points onto WWPJ; the vocals reminiscent of Morrisy or Paul Banks (Interpol), clever guitar interplay similar to something you’d hear on a Billy Mahonie track, dynamically you could compare them to Mogwai, and generally Futureheads/Hot Club De Paris/Postcard/Fire Engine are all good markers.
