Posted 6 years ago by Snizl for Rock City

NEON WALTZ (Basement Show) - Live At Rock City Basement

NEON WALTZ (Basement Show) -  Live At Rock City Basement

Event Dates

7:30pm, Tue Feb 20th
11:00pm, Tue Feb 20th

About this Event

That the world is blessed with the swirling, melodic rock of ‘Britain’s most northerly band’ is some kind of miracle. Standing on the tip of the nation, three quarters of your vision is taken up by the epic expanse of water that, though pock marked by quaint archipelagos in the distance, only ends the Arctic Circle. Behind you, the rest of the country unfurls, but it’s a long way to Glasgow, Manchester or London. Here, in John O’Groats, six, stranded kindred spirits found each other and transcended geography and the odds to build record collections, amass musical instruments and, finally, win favour in those distant towns and cities with their own set of intricately crafted songs.

“Scotland’s coolest new gang” (NME) are Jordan Shearer (Vocals), Darren Coghill (Drums), Kevin Swanson (Guitar), Jamie Swanson (Guitar), Calvin Wilson (Bass) and Liam Whittles (Keyboards).

Without the songs, what becomes of a band? It’s the start and end point for Neon Waltz, gathering influences from rain-soaked indie to Californian sunshine-flecked psychedelia amidst picturesque isolation, before converting the inspiration they have found into breathlessly crystalline, chiming, guitar-forward pop. Expansive choruses accompanied by fairground keyboards ring from a remote, semi-derelict house in a place where nobody will ever find them, but their ambition and gift for melody is a secret that even the windswept, castle-strewn highlands couldn’t keep.