The DIY collective of Blaggers Records, blender, Transmission Indie & Vandalism Begins At Home has pulled together the Leave The Capital tour with Luna Rosa, JW Paris, Sean Grant & The Wolfgang, and The Seven Sentinels.
The four acts were part of a huge grassroots competition and were selected by the impeccable panel of Gareth Barber (Bedford Esquires), Suzanne Fletcher (Musicians Against Homelessness) Danny Watson (CDP Radio PR), and Hana Staddon (BBC 6Music).
As the tour embarks on its final dates, we take a look each day at the four acts and some selected tracks. Today, we look at Northamptonshire’s Luna Rosa and their former single ‘MK Ultra’.
Desolate but enthralling, teenage angst is given the makeover it dearly needs. The rawness of Twisted Wheel is met by the bleak solitude of Joy Division on this anthem for the anxious.
One of rocks music’s greatest lyrics of modern times, ‘My paranoia’s paranoid about my paranoia’ is met with equally spellbinding guitar solos. The guttural vocals cling to life at its darkest point which, despite the toxicity at play, offers up a compellingly unique source of hope.
The guitar parts range from the hypnotic neo-psyche of Will Sergeant to the energetic vibrancy of Yannis Philippakis. The raucous energy of The Murder Capital and Shame is taken out to windswept moors with Joy Division and Martin Hannett to capture a defiant rage 2022 so desperately needs.
Click the image for tickets to the London date or here for Milton Keynes
