FILM SCHOOL gets 4 Kerrangs out of 5 in the latest issue....
FILM SCHOOL
The Barfly, London
22.09.04
K K K K
ATMOSPHERIC US QUINTET MAKE AN EPIC DIN IN LONDON
Clearly a band eager to make the most of flying across the Atlantic, San Francisco's Film School are rather remarkably - playing a different London venue every single night this week. Tonight they're being observed by a crowd so 'indie' there are members of Scottish whingers Travis here.
Stumbling onto the stage and immersing the room in a wall of noise akin to one of Sonic Youth's more experimental outros sets the tone for a set that seamlessly mingles jangling Jesus And Mary Chain guitar blocks, dark experimentalism, subtle keyboard infustions, emo proclamations and vocals that frequently echo Robert Smith.
Sure they lack any semblance of personality between songs, and aren't all that bothered about giving the crowd something interesting to look at, but they have this roomfull pretty enthralled.
Film School get truly epic at times, but their real charm is their ability to build songs up to a point where you assume they can go no further, before making the soar even higher. Though they fail to hold it completely together tonight, at their best these SF alt-rockers are utterly enchanting.
Worth looking out for.
RAE ALEXANDER
The Barfly, London
22.09.04
K K K K
ATMOSPHERIC US QUINTET MAKE AN EPIC DIN IN LONDON
Clearly a band eager to make the most of flying across the Atlantic, San Francisco's Film School are rather remarkably - playing a different London venue every single night this week. Tonight they're being observed by a crowd so 'indie' there are members of Scottish whingers Travis here.
Stumbling onto the stage and immersing the room in a wall of noise akin to one of Sonic Youth's more experimental outros sets the tone for a set that seamlessly mingles jangling Jesus And Mary Chain guitar blocks, dark experimentalism, subtle keyboard infustions, emo proclamations and vocals that frequently echo Robert Smith.
Sure they lack any semblance of personality between songs, and aren't all that bothered about giving the crowd something interesting to look at, but they have this roomfull pretty enthralled.
Film School get truly epic at times, but their real charm is their ability to build songs up to a point where you assume they can go no further, before making the soar even higher. Though they fail to hold it completely together tonight, at their best these SF alt-rockers are utterly enchanting.
Worth looking out for.
RAE ALEXANDER
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