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For those who missed it, here are what some people said about the Red

"a fast and furious rock set - kind of turbo charged indie rock with a punkish, devil may care delivery. Dual guitars ensure their sound is very full, and some interesting arrangements add depth. All in all a crazy mash up of styles and bags of energy"

"Penny Red next then and they did not disappoint. Fast, hard rock with that punk edge much like The Wildhearts, 3 Colours Red and The Almighty. Which I think works so well live. This is the second time I've seen them now and the second time they've proven they can cut it live"

"I love this bands energetic indie rock feel. They boast punky vocals and a hard dual guitar sound which works brilliantly."

Title track, Monsters, for instance hammers along with an energy and enthusiasm that's infectious, dropping adrenaline fuelled guitar explosions and heavily melodic vocals with regularity. Malcolm Frost sings in a style that comes across like Graham Coxon crossed with Dave Grohl, all awkward sounding verses that erupt into choruses which drop kick you in the face. All She Said Was Now, is more punk energy and hardcore melodicism that finds the middle ground between Rival Schools and Blur as discordant guitar lines are spat out over messy bass rumblings and piledriving drumbeats. With Punk Soul, the band step up the pace into a hardcore punk thrash that heads into Bad Brains or Minor Threat territory that's all brutal drum patterns, scorching guitar abuse and growling vocals. As if to prove some kind of diversity, Wanted It To End, is all about the indie guitar riffs and catchy melodies. Coming on like a hardcore version of Belle And Sebastian, this shows Penny Red as a band that can do pop with an equal ease to their heavier moments, a tactic they repeat on Say You Will a slice of melodic rock that Oasis would kill to be able to write these days. End Song, is the sound of Graham Coxon forming a Replacements tribute band and recording in his basement on cheap equipment. Jangly infectious guitar riffs keep things moving while the downbeat vocals add a new level of depth and maturity to their sound. This has the feel of classic indie rock to it, when bands were more about the songs and the energy than just looking to radio friendly chart fodder. Penny Red have a sound that owes as much to classic indie bands like Teenage Fanclub, Urusei Yatsura and Mega City 4 as they do to their heavier side in The Wildhearts, Rival Schools and Minor Threat.