First of all, do not be fooled by that seemingly wholesome image. London’s LOS describe themselves as “an obscure mental band” but even that does not come remotely close to the immense intensity of their live shows. Its drums, guitars and a moog. No bass. At the show I went to last night in Leeds, they were dressed all in black and I was expecting some sort of crust punk band or something.
[VIDEO: LOS - The Cow]
But then the moment the first riff starts, you know you’re in for hell of a ride. It was one of the hottest summers ever and the venue was choking with heat. The band was covered in sweat. Fingers danced on fretboards to blues-y rock ‘n’ roll before diving straight into heavy chaotic chords. I caught a whiff of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs (it can’t be helped. The guitarist was like some kinda long-haired punk version of Nick Zinner), the mayhem reminded me of At The Drive In.
And yet, LOS is still 100% DIY, from their screenprinted and own-designed tees and cds which I bought, to their music and videos. Small band, BIG sound.
I danced and flailed, was sure the aches and pain the next day will be worth it. Then I stared intently at the drummer. At some point I was screaming. Sometimes I was speechless.
Another plus point? They are like the most friendliest and awesomest band ever. I met them after their set and they were like SUPER nice.
[LOS - Ba Ba Ba]–>Bad Fotography Recommends!
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Cops and Robbers | Blog | Bad Nights: Gropetown, LOS, Executive Legs says:
Oct 7, 2010
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MP3 Music Blog | Bad Nights: GROPETOWN + Los + Executive Legs 23rd Oct, Leeds « Bad Fotography - Parties // People // Music // Blog says:
Oct 30, 2010
[...] was LOS, from London. I really do have a soft spot for them. Their set was FUCKING LOUD and proper punches [...]
MP3 Music Blog | Cusses « Bad Fotography - Parties // People // Music // Blog says:
Nov 30, 2010
[...] is Angel Bond on the microphone, Bryan Harder on guitars and Brian Lackey on drums. Kinda like LOS from London, but grittier. Got a feeling that Cusses will absolutely KILL IT live. Has to be said [...]
MP3 Music Blog | Cowlick « Bad Fotography - Parties // People // Music // Blog says:
Jan 13, 2011
[...] between the raucous drums and noisy guitars and the calm vocals, like in the track Wires. If LOS was a stoner band from Canada then this could very well be the [...]