Live – Lip Filler | Bacci Pouch | SLAG at The Hope & Ruin

Lip Filler, Bacci Pouch & SLAG at The Hope & Ruin, Brighton, 2nd April 2025

I suppose three out of four ain’t bad but still, circumstances meant that I missed all but the last few bars of opening act Reubin X, a combination of delays at my end and a super short set from them as they were without their keyboard player. Another time perhaps.

So my night kicked off properly with SLAG, very popular locally and just announced for The Great Escape. Vocals switching between light and dark, the band seem to be growing in confidence and comfortable flipping genres as the mood takes, indie-pop meets spiky art rock keeping the audience on their toes.

Bacci Pouch provided the filling in the night’s punk-leaning sandwich, with riffs reminiscent of The Undertones and a top speed version of The Rockefeller Skank. A tight threesome with not too much of a nod to nostalgia, though its influence is there for sure.

Last up, Lip Filler played a compelling set, animated moves and spat out lyrics pulling the crowd into their powerhouse performance. If Radiohead were angrier and surrendered to angular dance moves, there might just be a comparison there – as it stands I’d guess it’s much more fun to see Lip Filler.

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