RAILCARD/WOULD-BE-GOODS MATINEE DOUBLE HEADER
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RAILCARD Raikcard will be launching their first, full, album, following on from the, well received, mini album released earlier this year. The band present a joyous potpourri of retro yet refreshing songcraft. Combining the talents of Rachel Love (vocals, guitar and formerly of Dolly Mixture), Peter Momtchiloff (bass and currently of Heavenly and Would-Be-Goods), Ian Button (vocals, drums, guitar and of Papernut Cambridge, The Penrose Web, ad infinitum) and Allison Thomson (trumpet/keyboard),Fans of Dolly Mixture will, of course, love this, but so will those who've listened to any of the countless indie acts in the years since who've name-checked Dolly Mixture as a big influence.
WOULD-BE-GOODS Would-be-goods are back In Brighton with their elegant and evocative guitar pop, playing songs from their latest, critically acclaimed, album, 'Tears Before Bedtime' and from their back catalogue. Jessica Griffin, enigmatic star of 80s cult label él, is at the helm, with guitarist Peter Momtchiloff (Talulah Gosh, Heavenly), Debbie Green, drummer and darling of the London nineties garage scene (Headcoatees), and Andy Warren, legendary bassist of Adam and the Ants and The Monochrome Set. ‘Elegant and timeless guitar pop’ (Excellent Online) ‘Marvellous stuff.’ (Caroline Sullivan, The Guardian) ‘The elegance of Jessica Griffin’s writing… romantic with a capital R, and tender to a T… pretty impressive stuff.’ (In Love With These Times - Albums of the Year) ‘Catchy tunes delivered through Griffin’s gorgeous yet idiosyncratic singing voice… A perfect example of pop songcraft’ (Erasing Clouds) ‘Wonderful, bittersweet, warm and intelligent pop songs’ (Eardrums) ‘…smart words, lush baroque pop and stylish taste’ (Chickfactor) ‘Would-be-goods pick up the mantle largely vacated by songwriters like Ray Davies and Morrissey… Griffin’s songwriting is recognizable for its deeply mysterious melodies… In short, you’d be hard pressed to find a better guitar-pop album released this year.’ (Delusions of Adequacy) ‘The voice of Griffin is simply impossible to ignore. A+ or something.’ (Verbicide Magazine)
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An indie pop group whose first three digital eps were gathered onto a cd that sold out, and whose debut album is out on vinyl this september. The sound is softly sunny power pop, jangling guitars with trumpet and swirling keys threaded through, songs about unreasonable neighbours and small domestic disasters. 'two steps at a time' arrives on 18 september 2026, and this brighton matinee is built around playing it.
“a softly sunny power pop take on a common problem”
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Lucy Pickering
band · jazz · folk · pop · soul · brighton, uk
Brighton pianist and vocalist with more than twenty years of professional singing behind her, trained as an opera singer before moving across jazz, folk, pop and musical theatre. She leads a jazz ensemble devoted to the joni mitchell songbook and sings with a close-harmony beatles trio, and teaches voice at the brighton academy. At the nautilus lounge she plays solo piano from 9, a returning fixture rather than a one-off.