IO

One of the best post rock bands around and fast becoming recognised for what they are – brilliant! Manchester folk will have their first opportunity to see this Birmingham quartet at the Retro Bar at the back end of a French/Belgium tour where they will be promoting the release of their new album Monolith which you can buy from the band or from their website. They
also have T Shirts for sale! When we listen we can hear EITS, Red Sparowes, Grails and Pelican. What more could you possibly want!

"IO’s brand of post-rock manages to meld Explosions in the Sky’s
melodic, delicate guitars with Isis’ metal sensibility resulting in an
explosive, spine-tingling set which blew the crowd away".
- Sandman Magazine

DEATH IN PUBLIC

Making their second appearance for WGF this Lancaster three piece produce a remarkably atmospheric, gargantuan sound like Mogwai/EITS/Godspeed only with passionate indie vocals.

"There’s hints of My Bloody Valentine in there and almost an
air of aloofness amid the pretty snarling melody lines. I like it."
- Steve Lamacq - Radio 1

"Coupling the skyscraping atmospherics of Mogwai with late-80s
indie, DIP are proving themselves to be genuine contenders for 2008."
- Rock Midgets

"Guitar notes ring out like ghostly anthems separated by incidentally
massive walls of noise. A pulsating melee of shaking distortion."
- Manchester Music

POCKETKNIFE

This new Manchester three piece quote Biffy Clyro, Q.O.T.S.A, The Melvins and PJ Harvey as their influences. Listen to Sian Harvey’s absolutely fabulous vocals on the band’s myspace website. Stand out tracks are the interestingly titled “Women in Refrigerators” (well someone has to turn the light out) and the curiously titled “Tri Pimp”. Great!

LETHEAN SOUND

Are making their first appearance for WGF. Initially a one man project but now a fully fledged four piece this band have spent the last few months practising and practising are now ready to unleash themselves on the gig going public of Manchester. The band have that crushing doom, bowel moving gargantuan sound associated with Earth and SunO))) only without the cloaks!

www.myspace.com/weareio
www.myspace.com/deathinpublicmusic
www.myspace.com/pocketknifeuk
www.myspace.com/letheansound