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LATE OF THE PIER
WED 11 FEB / EMPIRE / MIDDLESBROUGH
14+ AGES / 7.30pm / £9



NME cover stars Late Of The Pier claim to make "music to have asthma to." Whether that's a reference to singer Sam Dust's surname or not, who knows, but by combining influences such as Brian Eno, The Faint, Gary Numan and Metronomy, LOTP unleash a thoroughly breathless electro-punk experi-mental sound that's had them dubbed the UK's "strangest most brilliant band" by those in the know.

Working with super producer Erol Alkan, they’ve created some of the finest cuts of synth led brilliance that you'll have heard in recent times and dates with Soulwax, The Kaiser Chiefs and Justice, as well as headlining the recent Levis Ones To Watch Tour, have seen them establish a reputation as one of the most explosive live bands around.

“There are precious few thrills that you couldn’t get by piecing together a mix-tape featuring Liars, Les Savy Fav, The Faint, Lightning Bolt and Klaxons. That, however, is way too much of an effort, so this’ll do nicely. 8/10” - Drowned In Sound

http://www.myspace.com/lateofthepier

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