Shacklewell Arms, LondonIt's not often that hardened pop reviewers get sucked in by a support band. All too often, opening acts exist to be endured while the audience triangulate their sightlines, sound and beer in preparation for the main event.But when the Horrors played London's Roundhouse last October, their opening act, a new band called Toy, were uncommonly arresting. Five curtains of hair, from which a whorl of guitar effects and keyboards emanated, Toy gradually revealed some interlockin...
Guardian Music — Shacklewell Arms, LondonIt's not often that hardened pop reviewers get sucked in by a support band. All too often, opening acts exist to be endured while the audience tri... more info