Nottingham-based indie rockers Six by Seven anthemic sound draws on shoegaze and space rock.
Formed in 1992, the band members now consist of Chris Olley, James Flower, Pete Stevenson, Martin Cooper and Steve Hewitt.
They have released eight studio albums, including The Things We Make (1998), The Closer You Get (2000), The Way I Feel Today (2002), 04 (2004), Artists Cannibals Poets Thieves (2005), If Symptoms Persist, Kill Your Doctor (2007), Love and Peace and Sympathy (2013) and The World Hates Me and the Feeling Is Mutual (2019).
Chris Olley has compromised in the past. He's played set lists to please other people, or record companies, maybe even played a song that someone in the audience shouted for. No more. Chris Olley does not do compromise. He plays music that's current, and sonically scorching the musical landscape of much that has gone before, and if you don't like it, you're free to leave. No short songs, no quiet songs, no bass player, 2 drummers, 2 guitars... that's 2 very loud guitars. You want easy comparisons? think Spacemen 3's Revolution, The Stooges.... maybe. From their own back catalogue think Wallflower, but not much else resembles the sound they make these days.... Gloriously loud, minimal chord changes... squalling sloppy endings, what's not to love?
Posted by Rob D. on 20/04/2018
Six by Seven, The Borderline, London - 14th April 2018