Catfish And The Bottlemen Cd

[Marthe Bernskoetter]

Catfish and the Bottlemen are a band from Llandudno, North Wales who have brought unruly behavior and sharp edge back to rock music, but have contrastingly balanced it with vulnerable sensitivity. Their sound explodes with distortion, screeching solo tirades, and scratchy vocals, while simultaneously introducing reflective lyrics and sonic ambience.

The band continued to refine their writing techniques and before long were trying out their material in front of an audience, albeit most of their early shows took place in car parks. After one of their shows McCann ran into Kasabian lead singer, Sergio Pizzorno and to no avail tried handing him a demo. These early recordings of the band are now highly sought after and are worth small fortunes on the internet. Their early singles were independently released in 2012 and are exemplary of the groups raw youthful sound.

catfish and the bottlemen themselves were incredible! if you're a fan of their music already seeing them live just makes their music even better than it was already, van the lead singer was lovely and i thought he came across really well talking especially as it was in a big arena.

we got there ten ish minutes before the gate opened which was really late i thought and we went through a good amount of security before actually getting into the motorpoint, we bought standing tickets and ended up right in the middle of the crowd which i don't recommend, the cue wasn't particularly great unless you were on your tip toes and used your phone to see, but unfortunately a few minutes into the support act i fainted, i think it was the heat and the fact we'd been standing their for and hour or two. the medical team at the arena were lovely and really helpful, in the end we stood at the front but out of the crowd so we were on the side and we had a better vue and it was much more comfortable.

my only complaint about the night and it's nothing that the band had done wrong, lots of the audience was teenagers like myself who were fans of the band but there were a few groups of older lads who were a very footbally type crowd, shouting, swearing and throwing (plastic) beer bottles. so in a way i'm glad i got out of the middle of the crowd to get away from them.

That's the good bit, the bad bit was the totally inept ticket company See tickets. Was a totally bad experience and will never book with them ever again. As tickets were bought as I gift I asked the name to be changed and they were willing to do so - well at first! I spoke to an adviser who told me yes that was fine as long as the name it changed to had photo ID which she hadn't at the time. I left it as it was until I got something sorted and then got in touch again to be told that they don't change names in tickets and wont change it. I sent them the emails I recieved to say that it was okay to change it and they said id been misinformed. To cut a lo g story short they were totally unhelpful and uncooperative and I basically had change my daughters name just to get her in. It was the most stressful few weeks of my life so never again!!!!!

Catfish and the Bottlemen are one of those bands that have made such a splash in the indie rock scene this last couple of years, with their hipster image sporting leather jackets and 70s haircuts. Their songs are huge, with magnificent choruses, driven by well played guitars.

Supported by another one of my favourite bands, Little Comets, this duo made for an awesomely memorable night! The first thing that struck me was how much both bands appreciated the crowd, at multiple occasions they paused to give thanks and mention how they felt humbled to have such loyal fans which I thought was a great show of affection for the crowd.

On top of that the atmosphere was intense! Catfish played their repertoire of songs from their album The Balcony, including Kathleen, Tyrants and my personal favourite Business, they were charismatic and enthusiastic, the crowd responded brilliantly, the mosh pits were fantastic!

Although they played a relatively short set, an hour, it was worth every last second, I would go again immediately and I would easily pay triple what I paid originally! One of the best nights of my life, highly recommended!

O2 Brixton is a super venue for live music, only downside are the fans who insist on recording for not just a minute, but every song in the set. Look up & live people! All you are going to get is a crap recording with loads of flashing lights & other people's devices in the shot! I pay money to see a band play awesome music live, not to see the length of your arm recording a shitty quality video. Consider those around you, stop being selfish & stay at home and listen to the Catfish in the comfort of home!

The night started off OUTSIDE, I lost my tickets so I looked everywhere and I thought ANYTHING could have happened to them, so I asked the security guys if they could POSTPONE the event, he said "sorry mate, it's none of my BUSINESS" by this point I thought we was going to FALLOUT. When we got inside I met a girl called KATHLEEN, she told me she was 26 but she only looked about 7.. I had to ask her TWICE if she was really 26. We just about got in there for SOUNDCHECK. I got into an argument with a guy who I told to put his PACIFIER back in because he was acting like a child. After the event I was asked to RANGO a taxi because my friend was feeling a little HOMESICK.

Amazing! I went to the Toronto show on May 4th, and loved every minute of it. The opening act, The Worn Flints was amazing and created a lot of energy in the crowd. Catfish and The Bottlemen came on, and had so much energy that even after waiting in line for 8 hours, I was still pumped and full of energy for every song. They go hard during their guitar solos and Van uses the whole stage to his advantage which is amazing as you can get a close up look at him from whichever side of the stage you are. I have been to many, many concerts and can safely say that Catfish and the Bottlemen will not disappoint! They are worth seeing for every penny.

I saw Catfish and the Bottlemen live this May for my birthday, was SOOOO worth it! I've loved their music for the past couple years, and I was really bummed when I missed their show in Toronto in October.

But once I heard they were back in May, I just had to see them! And OMFG was it amazing! I didn't expect so many people to know them and sing all the songs like I did. Everyone was jumping and singing loud, majestic experience!

Catfish killed it as per usual. High energy and perfect sound. They played every song off The Balcony as expected and even shared a part of a new song. Also had the pleasure of meeting them after waiting in the cold for a long while, but it was worth it. Such humble lads! I would recommend their music to anyone!

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