The August List + Vienna Ditto + Loud Mountains @ The Cellar, Oxford 13/5/17
A return, of sorts. Both personal and musical. The personal in the form of a pilgrimage to a forgotten pleasure and the musical in the shape of the launch of The August List's long awaited second album, Ramshackle Tabernacle . It is extremely satisfying to find yourself in a venue that you haven't been in for nearly 10 years, and to have a wave of fond memories wash over you. I had often attended the regular club nights held at The Cellar in Oxford, as a student. Some 9 years later, on the night of 13 May 2017, I was back. However, this time, it was to attend one of their popular gig nights, hosted by Future Perfect. Memories of sweat stained beer induced raucous dancing, early hours requests for DJ's to play Mansun, general scruffy haired-polo shirt wearing debauchery, crept back into my mind like a long forgotten song. You know the type, the one that reminds you how to smile. Wistful reminiscence aside, The Cellar has maintained it's exquisite...