Yes Cadets (Le Mans single launch)
+ special guests
September Girls
Wednesday 1st August
Upstairs At Whelan’s
Doors 8pm
An enticing mix of sensual, reverb-drenched guitars and edgy, rhythmic art-pop, Belfast-based Yes Cadets feature singer/guitarist Alan Haslam, singer/ drummer Lisa Mageean and bassist Steven Matthews. The trio began playing together in 2009, crafting a distinctive sound inspired by everyone from LCD Soundsystem and The Knife to The Cure and My Bloody Valentine.
They rapidly gained buzz for their magnetic live performance, earning high profile festival slots across Europe (Glastonbury, MiDEM, Berlin Festival) and support slots with luminaries The Antlers, Yuck and Guillemots. An early, home recorded version of the Yes Cadets track “Le Mans“ was picked up by the BBC and soon playlisted on daytime Radio 1. Brimming with atmospheric pop hooks and pulsing cinematic lament “Le Mans“ made waves amongst the indie-pop blogosphere and the mainstream music press alike whilst still only in raw demo form. It’s time for their “Maximist Heartbreak Pop“ – as the band refers to it – to officially be released.
September Girls
September Girls are a five piece girl group, playing fuzzy and reverb-soaked garage pop with heaps of harmonies. September Girls have been described as “radiant noise pop of the finest order, guitars distorted, verses simple and catchy, drums energetic, it sure is sweet on the ears”.
Tickets €8 available to buy online from www.wavtickets.ie or call the WAV Box Office [Lo-call 1890 200 078]
