Live – Trigger Discipline | Polite Bureaux | BABY HAIR at The Prince Albert Brighton

Trigger Discipline, Polite Bureaux & BABY HAIR at The Prince Albert, Brighton, 21st September 2023

An eclectic mix at The Albert on Tuesday, on stage and in the crowd, one of the things Brighton does so well. From performance art through electro wordsmith to danceable goth, the trio of acts were a hit to the senses for sure.

Opening act BABY HAIR look a perfect fit for the alt/experimental festival scene, coming complete with ritualistic chants, a wailing violin, recorders that play something other than Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and a bag of feathers that fills the air in their closing bars.

Next up, launching onto the stage with a well earned confidence, Polite Bureaux have an infectious energy coupled with a whole bunch of tracks filled with cleverly sardonic lyrics. Loved this set from start to finish – keep an eye out for more live dates and catch them if you can.

Headliners Trigger Discipline are an intriguing mix of dark screaming goth and bouncy dance tunes, recent single Babble Babble Babble and a cover of 80’s anthem Cruel Summer getting the biggest response from the crowd. Still, vampire capes, saxaphones and a bit of Bananarama are a hard combo to beat, and the incongruity of the band is probably also the attraction. It will be interesting to see what comes next.