Fang Island @ Captain's Rest, 5 Sep

 

Fang Island describe their sound as "everybody high-five-ing each other", a feeling which pretty much covers the stadium-sized guitar-shredding, clattering, upbeat drums and infinite "whoas" that litter the Rhode Island group's self-titled debut. The album, released earlier this year, has been met with impressive critical praise, even managing to breach the impenetrable fortress of musical opinion that is Pitchfork. The raw and energetic sound the band create on record is just begging to be heard loud in a packed-out basement, so for all those uninterested in Icelandic solo artists, the Captain's Rest is the place to be on the fifth. [Ryan Drever]