Another band from Hull, this time it is Ketamine Kow with a soulful (groan) ditty called Shoe Shopping. I used to hate shoe shopping when I was a lad, when my mum uttered those words "we're going to town to get you some new shoes" it almost hit me with the same dread as when she said "we are all going to visit some relatives". This leather-top tune would have fitted my mood exactly, it starts all charming and jangly, then roars in with bovver boot vocals and no-cobblers guitars. A sort of angry anthem for shoegazers. Well, it certainly is my winkle-picker of the day. For more info DM me.
(I apologise, it is the early hours when I'm writing this)
Here's what the band say about the song "the song battles with the idea of gender identity being a lot like a pair of shoes. if you have a good comfortable well-fitting pair, then you don’t think about it and as you walk about you aren’t constantly thinking about your shoes and their comfort. But if your shoes are too small, or there’s a pebble in them, it’s all you can think about. Every step is annoying and you don’t want to do anything else until you fix the problem and your shoes stop hurting. So, I think in that sense most people probably can’t conceptualise the feeling of their gender well, because it just fits right and always has – and therefore it’s hard to imagine how all the small, normal things just constantly feel wrong, even if you are alone in your home.”
Anyway, ignore my puns and have a good blast of the wonderful Ketamine Kow...
Review by Skreen B