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Tales from the Lux Lupine

Article written by Ged M - Nov 5, 2006

Wigan: rock city! It�s a bit hard to write that seriously with Wigan�s Northern Soul history but the first release on Lupine Records, a 10� vinyl album, collects some of the recent musical pie-eaters making the case for indie music. Lupine has promoted music in the town since 2003 at the now demolished Lux Club and run the indie night at Wigan�s Club Nirvana.

There are six tracks: Dirty Circus, who are on Columbia, are the most conventional, their fast guitar-led rock�n�roll sounding a little like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club or the Beatings. Mat Turner was in Providence before he left the band and they became Gomez and, with his do-bi-do jazz crooning, he�d fit right back in there. Gerard Starkey used to be in Witness and his singer-songwriterish thing is a bit too Ashcroft, R for my taste. Much better are The VCs, a freakish circus act who offer insane electronica and surf guitars with a touch of Ennio Morricone while The Loungs� �All Your Love� is splendid psychedelic waltz pop. Best of all is Moco�s amazing effort which nixes the �British Strokes� tag they�ve had previously. �Freaks� is an organ-crazed blast of soulful garage-rock, a little like the Music Machine or the Seeds, and as fine a �children of Nuggets� orphan as anything I�ve heard recently.

It might not justify you relocating from Manchester or Liverpool but here Wigan proves it�s a lot more than Starsailor and George Formby�

Links:
http://www.myspace.com/lupinewigan