In the brilliant interview with Raving Pop Blast 2 fanzine, Ananda says, when asked about the advantages of being a two piece band who are also a couple: On the dancefloor I’m bumping into grey-hairs and a youngster in a Motorhead t-shirt, as Pam and Jim, the down-the-front regulars are dancing and taking photos They intuitively know that AlterModerns are a band they can love.
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They sing about ‘lived’ politics and frustrations in life but in such a way that it makes its sound like a positive affirmation – and how the struggle can be beautiful and full of passion. The anthems to wage-slavery Day Off and Wednesday go down a storm and the Nico sings the Shangri-Las hit from a a parallel universe Out In The Street is absolutely storming. She’s Not Yours is positively anthemic, with Ananda’s fabulous pronunciation of Anar-keist not an echo of Lydon at all, but an accident of accent. The Others is AlterModerns masterpiece and will be at the centre of their debut album due in a month or two. Mask has a familiar Stones-y riff but the songs are stuffed full of real-life politics instead of sexual frustration. The juddering ‘How Soon Is Now’ guitar effects in the next song and twists and turns in the guitar figure of Overdose of You are testament to that. Opening with ‘Plastic Bag’ older people hear the Palm Olive type drum-pattern and the title alone echoing Poly Styrene ( whose mind was like a plastic bag, lest we forget) but AlterModerns are much more than a retro-punk band. He is an incredible guitarist as he attempts to play lead, rhythm and bass-lines all-at-the-same-time but within a self-imposed minimalist format.Īfter not seeing them for almost a year they have got noticeably tighter and sharper and were superb in daylight and open-air and the crowd warmed to them and didn’t have time to lose interest as there is not a song longer than two and a half minutes. Open, laidback and friendly offstage, he can appear fierce and volatile onstage where he lets go his pent-up frustrations, whilst periodically glancing over to Ananda for cues and to ensure their musical juggernaut is on track. Glauco, her partner in crime, love and music on guitar is a charming, stylish man. No Borders For Art’ between songs show she’s more of an Ulrike Meinhof on Mo Tucker-style drums and a force to be reckoned with despite he slight female frame.
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Big Hollywood sunglasses and a strapless dress means she exudes movie star glamour but her proclamations of ‘Fuck Brexit. As an indie rock singer she gets the inevitable ‘Nico’ and Kleenex comparisons. Her voice and accent sounds ‘Germanic’ despite (Brazilian) Portuguese being her first language and Brazil her country of birth. They will be the cult band everyone wants to see before too long… AlterModerns in Daylight by Graham PetrieĪnanda the drummer and vocalist seems to exist at twice-the-speed as everyone else on the planet. Gradually, one gig at a time, by word of mouth and one online radio and video play at a time they are winning over more and more people with their intense performances, concise docu-fictional songs and offstage charm. What a Band! -(c) Jim Cruttenden) and Oh! Gunquit are firm Pompey favourites with their Burlesque, brassy bop’n’roll – sax, trumpet, maracas, a whip, a hula-hoop and PVC being their weapons of choice.Ī few Pompey people had already seem AlterModerns at a recent London gig headlined by local legends Emptifish so knew what to expect from them… and what they are like: ‘Lovely people but… mad as hatters’. (I’m told that…) French band The Scaners became a few peoples ‘New Favourite band’ as a result of their performance ( They tore a Black Hole in reality with their incredible mix of Punk, Psych and Electronic Intergalactic Music. (Anyway…) A slightly smaller crowd of movers and shakers still had a great afternoon, despite a cloudier sky than the previous event. Then the Lionesses making the Euro Final clashed with the event! For Fuck Sake! The Third Sunday Pompey Midsummer party at South Parade Pier on Sunday 21st August 2022 will hopefully make up for any losses. That was over-ruled by common-sense decision-making….
Then the local council over-reacted to spurious noise complaints. First, the headline act pulled out due to more money being waved under his nose.
(Background) This whole multi-band Sunday afternoon/evening gig was cursed from the start it seemed. When not onstage the duo, Ananda and Glauco, danced to every other band playing… ended the day swimming in the sea and charmed everyone they met along the way.
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