Egyptian Blue - A Psychedelic Punk Rock Racket.
Egyptian Blue – In Session – 2023 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Egyptian Blue – in session – BBC 6 Music – August 1, 2023 – BBC Radio –
Egyptian Blue for a Thursday night – recorded live at BBC 6 Music just a few days ago.
Egyptian Blue are lauded by IDLES and Foals, while their electrifying live shows have exhilarated fans. A full tour takes place this November, including a headline show at London’s landmark venue the 100 Club on Oxford Street.
Heading around the country, the band share the news alongside a blast of frisky new material. Out now, ‘Matador’ is a juicy piece of indie pop that applies Egyptian Blue’s methods of tension and release. Reaching out to post-punk, the angular aspects are blended with the group’s tight-knit thirst for melodic immediacy.
Based in Brighton, the hotly-tipped four-piece have become renowned for their hi-octane, adrenaline-charged performances. Channelling Wire and Gang of Four, their edgy, combative post-punk sound offers an exhilarating jolt to the brain and a considerable wallop to the eardrums – and it’s even more thrilling in the live arena.
Egyptian Blue have been slowly developing that sound for a number of years now. Originally formed in Colchester, the band’s founding trio – Andy Buss and Leigh Ambrose, both on guitar and vocals, and Luke Phelps on bass – would spend their free time indulging in marathon jam sessions above a local jewellery store. As their ambitions began to flourish, the band relocated to Brighton where they added fresh-faced drummer Isaac Ide to the mix.
Their two EPs to date, last year’s Collateral Damage and latest release Body Of Itch, have rightfully seen them hailed as one of Britain’s most exciting young guitar acts. Showcasing their penchant for punky, in-your-face riffage and frantic rhythms, those EPs also revealed their fondness for socially aware, thought-provoking lyricism. Standout track ‘Never’, for example, explores the increasingly diminishing relationship between authority and the truth. “We need to constantly question what we’re being told, particularly from world leaders, whatever side they’re on,” the band explain.
Over the past year, Egyptian Blue have received plaudits from Bristol punkers Idles (“Fucking sick,” was frontman Joe Talbot’s glowing assessment), and they’ve also supported The Murder Capital and YAK on tour. Suffice to say, whenever live music finally returns to our schedules, Egyptian Blue are firmly at the top of our ‘must see’ list.
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