Popolo

The poster for Popolo was made after their show at the Captain's Rest.

Monday night was carbonated with the pop pump that is Popolo. This isn't some Italians on motorcycles saying “ciao” but a taut four-piece from Dundee that overflow with jagged instrumentals. This isn't the same austere epic instrumentals of Fuck Buttons, but bite-size songs. The melodies are sharp like a meat cleaver stamping down hard on the listener. One squeal from the guitar did evoke a small wave of tinnitus that recoiled some in the audience to the walls, but all expectations were continually torn up as jarring guitar loops flooded with an accelerating rhythm section that created bursts of sound that were swiftly lead by harmonious guitar lines akin to Deerhoof. Its quite strange watching an exuberant band play instrumentals, you half expect a troop of dancers to arrive but are meet with the bassists back. So create your own dance troop and go watch Popolo!