Ryan's Gig Guide - September 2018

The cracking debut 3-track EP by The Girl with a Hat (DariaTomalak) is a pop-gem, albeit opening with the emo-tinged Lost which, has echoes of PJ Harvey and Bryde. Daria's vocals, guitar & bass are complimented by Toni Charles on electric guitar and Scott Ewins on drums who also produced the EP. www.thegirlwithahat.bandcamp.com EP Tomorrow Is Fine by The Girl With A Hat Having had the pleasure of seeing Dear Life live and being blown away, it's refreshing to hear that the recorded material is just as mind- blowing. It's dreamy indie-prog with great depth of sound without ever feeling too intense or making you feel the need to wear ear-plugs.The Lon- don-based quiartet are Bishi Kaneta (vocals & guitar), Sophie (vocals & gui- tar), Romain (Rex) Thibault (bass) & Mat Craig (drums). www.dear-life.net ALBUM Hello Frankenstein! by Dear Life Don’t Panic - Nick J Townsend’s reviews will be back next month! www.ryansgigguide.com rgg Sep 2018 13