ROTHCO
7:15PM – 7:45PM
Oozing with authenticity and Big Yorkshire Energy, ROTHCO’s sound is an alluring blend of influences that impresses in its effortless blending of elements from abrasive punk, brooding psychedelic, disco and gothic post-punk.
Comprising veterans of the Hull music scene, the band have paid their dues in notable previous outfits Bunkerpop, Black Ravines, Stuka, Big River, Black Delta Movement, and Bedsit.
Together for just over a year, ROTHCO have already made a name for themselves as a must-see live band on the local circuit, and it’s now time for them to take their arresting appeal to a wider audience. The band’s notorious shows are an unpredictable rollercoaster ride that can go from 0 – 100 without warning, luring you in with slow build melodies, brewing with dark tones, and then erupting into a cacophonous crescendo of noise. As the lights dim and the smoke rises, brace for an all-thrills white knuckle ride.
Brimming with Gothic New Wave sensibilities and a passionately poetic delivery, sonically an amalgamation of some of their major influences including The Doors, Talking Heads, Joy Division and Fugazi, with more than a touch of Swans-esque noise rock and agit-punk thrown into the mix.