Ryan's Gig Guide - July 2019

Check them out in our Spotify playlist www.ryansgigguide.com/audio  Conceived over a bucks fizz binge in Birmingham UK early 2018, Cherry Pickles comes at you like the basement band you always wanted to start. Priscila B brings from Brazil her love of early Tropicalia and the kind of ‘let’s be bad’ atti- tude that can only come from a land chock full of Catholic guilt. Mimi B brings her love of stripped down, bare essential rhythm. If two drums are good enough for Peggy O’Neill then they should definitely be good enough for you.Together they bonded over a mutual love of 50s malt-shop-pop, 60s min- imalist garage, no wave, fuzz and all forms of outsider art. ‘Art damaged’ isn’t a slur, it’s a compliment.Anything lost in translation with this trans- atlantic duo only doubles the charm. Played entirely on thrift store instruments with the kind of enthusiasm and naiveté severely lacking in a lot of today’s music this is not some clever re-imagining or ironic take on lo-fi, this is the real deal! Technique and skill be damned, the message comes through strong and that message is “Don’t think about it, just cross the line and enjoy it.” All rolled together with gum, glitter and stickytape in the studio by fellow Bir- mingham noisemakers Black Mekon, the result is slightly wrong-sounding but infectious one-minute-garage-pop with gusto. One guitar, 2 drums, the basement band you always wanted to start. Their debut LP Cherry Pickles Will HardenYour Nipples was released in April via PNKSLM Recordings, following the band’s US debut at SXSW. Saturday 6th July Dark Horse, Moseley   www. cherrypickles.bandcamp.com  www.facebook.com/cherrypicklesband Supporting Black Mekon www.ryansgigguide.com rgg Jul 2019 7 www.ryansgigguide.com 6 rgg Jul 2019