Desperate Journalist + Where We Sleep + Watching Alice

Desperate Journalist Brighton

Desperate Journalist live in Brighton at Dust on Saturday 23rd November!
Get tickets above, or from SeeTickets.

Desperate Journalist formed in 2013 in North London. Their self released ‘Cristina’ EP and energetic early live shows soon caught the attention of ‘most indie man alive’ Simon Williams who promptly signed them to Fierce Panda records. Over a decade and 4 albums later, the post-punk foursome (Jo, Rob, Simon and Caz) have built a growing loyal fanbase around the UK and across Europe. Following on from the success of ‘Maximum Sorrow!’, 2023 saw the band play their biggest shows to date, supporting Suede on their sell out Autofiction tour. The band’s 5th album ‘No Hero’ arrives this September and promises to be both their most ambitious and accessible material to date.

https://desperatejournalist.bandcamp.com/album/desperate-journalist

+ Where We Sleep: Where We Sleep is the latest incarnation of Beth Rettig’s musical vision, a deeply personal, poetic exploration of the world soundtracked with ‘electro-filth’. With a host of on-off collaborators – Ben Pritchard (The Fall), Debbie Smith (Curve/Echobelly), Axel Ray (Cadet A/United Ghosts), Rettig crafts powerful but hook-laden tracks that draw a direct lineage to acts like Garbage, Curve, PJ Harvey, Kate Bush, Jesus and Mary Chain and Massive Attack, using these legendary sounds as a palette to paint her own odes to the broken.

+ Watching Alice: Watching Alice is an artist whose anthems are a puzzle piece in her indie rock heart. Her powerful voice punches right into the face of the listener and guides them through her emotive writings. Drawing from her own experiences ,and living with facial palsy, Watching Alice creates a sound that pulls on your heart whilst you bang your head along.

Upcoming Love Thy Neighbour shows:
11062024 – Mike Watt’s Il Sogno Del Marinaio. The Hope & Ruin
13062024 – HAAL. The Hope and Ruin
14062024 – Lewsberg. The Hope & Ruin
15062024 – The Reds, The Pinks, The Purples. The Hope & Ruin
18072024 – Love. Concorde 2
18072024 – The Klittens. The Hope & Ruin
21082024 – Wednesday. Chalk
31082024 – Jake Xerxes Fussell. Lewes Constitutional Club
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05092024 – Palehound. Green Door Store
07092024 – Martha. The Hope & Ruin
12092024 – Tunic. The Prince Albert
14092024 – Mary Lattimore. West Hill Hall
22092024 – Charlie Parr. Lewes Constitutional Club
26092024 – Melt Banana. Concorde 2
28092024 – Los Campesinos! Chalk
01102024 – Douglas Dare. Dust
03102024 – Twen. The Hope & Ruin
05102024 – Parsnip. Komedia Studio
08102024 – The Howlers. The Prince Albert
13102024 – Skating Polly. Green Door Store
13102024 – Frankie Archer. Komedia Studio
19102024 – Maruja. The Hope & Ruin
24102024 – Junior Brother. The Prince Albert
24102024 – The Tom Robinson Band. Concorde 2
25102024 – DZ Deathrays. Green Door Store
26102024 – Old Sea Brigade. Dust
27102024 – Art Brut. Concorde 2
03112024 – John Francis Flynn. Lewes Constitutional Club
05110224 – Dame Area. The Hope & Ruin
06112024 – Lack of Afro. Patterns.
21112024 – Alasdair Roberts & Donald WG Lindsay
22112024 – Getdown Services. Hope & Ruin
23112024 – Desperate Journalist. Dust
23112024 – The Orb + Ozric Tentacles

Desperate Journalist Brighton

Desperate Journalist Brighton