Live – Solid Pleasure | Death Drive at Daltons

Solid Pleasure & Death Drive at Daltons, Brighton, 9th December 2025

A meeting of minds as Tenebris Presents bring swathes of darkwave beats to the jet black walls and kitsch of Daltons on a suitably stormy night by the sea. From electro-pop through house and EBM, the prevalence of music-making duos has been a constant, and tonight sees two on the line-up.

First up, London-based Death Drive waste no time in warming up the crowd, layering driving sequence patterns with piercingly intense vocals. With a multitude of sub-genres categorising music now, there maybe isn’t an obvious one for their sound, but industrial goth feels like a reasonable fit. Relentlessly pulsing latest single Don’t Hide is one of the stand outs of the set, fundamentally memorable and danceable. A strong performance on their debut trip to Brighton.

Death Drive

Having caught Solid Pleasure supporting Amsterdam’s indie-royalty collab Long Fling recently, it’s great to see them take the headline slot this time – to be honest and with no deference to the other party, they stole the show last time. A fusion of techno-synth and reverb-heavy vocality, the two-piece provide a slice of Twin Peaks’ Red Room ambience lightened by the inclusion of some updated 80s’ classics – to say cover versions ironically doesn’t really cover it; but there are insertions of Blue Monday and Sweet and Tender Hooligan that reflect rather than repeat the originals. Probably their most accessible track Lux Interior is an easy singalong homage to The Cramps’ frontman, while recent single New York takes an avant-garde trip to the local disco noir. A skilfully executed set, and a chance for more next week as they play at Green Door with Francis Pig and U Men on 18th December – be there or be regretfully missing out.

Solid Pleasure