Motte stands out as a distinctive violinist/vocalist from New Zealand, and local band Ononos shock long-time fans by releasing a new self-titled album.
February 15th, 2008
Sunday afternoon, just after five; the sky above London, from the South Bank looking towards Parliament, is a flood of pinks and oranges; blue’s been relegated to the horizon line, darkness still some way off. Spring’s edging nearer, and
Les Savy Fav’s Tim Harrington (vocals) and Harrison Haynes (drums) are all smiles as they point their camera phones towards the uniquely-coloured canvas before us.
Haynes captures the vividness perfectly; Harrington and myself, less so. We slip into the café of the Royal Festival Hall, leaving the scene outside to fade to black. Minutes earlier we left the Hayward Gallery, presently home to