{"id":2070,"date":"2018-05-09T12:23:04","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T11:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=2070"},"modified":"2018-05-09T14:41:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T13:41:26","slug":"the-shindig-revue-2-band-showcase-the-black-doldrums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=2070","title":{"rendered":"The Shindig! Revue #2 Band Showcase \u2013 The Black Doldrums"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEN ADLAM introduces London duo BLACK DOLDRUMS. See them open the proceedings at\u00a0The Shindig!<\/i> Revue #2\u00a0on May 18th at The Victoria<\/a>, Dalston. Buy tickets here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Taking their cue from bands such as The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and My\u00a0Bloody Valentine and mixing it with Syd Barrett via The Sisters Of Mercy they have created a genre defying sound.\u00a0If Phil Spector was a goth this is what his wall of sound would be like,\u00a0 relentless, pounding beats over fuzzed and distorted guitars and topped with a vocal so ethereal it’s barely there.<\/p>\n

Since forming in 2014 Black Doldrums have released a handful of singles, a debut album People’s Temple<\/em> and, our personal favourite, the Exit City Lights<\/em> EP. All are full of full of J. Moriarty’s reverb drenched guitars and PViolence’s simple yet powerful drumming with a little dash of lightness from the vocals.<\/p>\n