I am a complete sucker for The Breeders, Veruca Salt, Elastica and Hole. These bands had style, and attitude and worked wonders for cementing sexual equality in the male-dominated 90’s alt-rock landscape. Based on the single ‘Is It True That Boys Don’t Cry?’, Bleech could be the next band to join this illustrious list.
Sisters Jennifer and Katherine O’Neill (on guitar and bass respectively) and Matt Bick on (the drums) hit all the indie rock prerequisites: East London natives *check*, NME backing *check*, support slots for Pete Doherty *check*, a string of credibility aiding live dates including scheduled performances at Camden Crawl, Islington Academy and later this year a performance on The South Bank at The National Theatre for its nationwide New Connections youth theatre programme *check*
However, you don’t have to rely solely on the media-friendly junkets because Bleech offer multiple hooks, inventive melodies and enough talent to justify the hype. Their well-produced lo-fi recordings (a contradiction in terms but one that has become a method of production in its own right) are the perfect vehicle to showcase the band’s potential and win new fans.
I’ve definitely been won over and will be doing my best to check out one of the numerous gigs the band has lined up from here until the summer. You should too!
