Preview Riffs and rides: Wolf Alice, Wild Beasts and more take on By The Sea 2016

The release of ‘My Love Is Cool’ and the gigantic tour that came with it has seen Wolf Alice rise to new heights of greatness, taking to Glastonbury’s iconic Pyramid stage and even having film director Michael Winterbottom (the guy who gave us ‘24 Hour Party People’) follow them around on tour for new film, ‘On The Road’.

The fact that they’ve achieved so much with just one album under their belt speaks volumes, they’ve told us that they’ll be back next year with some new music, but until then be sure not to miss them at By The Sea, a show which will mark the official end to the extensive touring of ‘My Love Is Cool’.

Where most bands would stick with what they know their fans to love when it comes to their fifth album, ‘Boy King’ saw this four piece take a confident stride into a bigger, bolder and much more electronic sound.

It was certainly a risk, but one that’s definitely paid off, the past four albums saw them embark upon a musical journey and this electro-pop, sexual, coming of age sound is their destination. They’ve arrived, they’ve got a massive sound to share with us and they’re here to have a whole lot of fun while doing it.

Nottingham trio Kagoule are masters of grunge-infused alt-rock, with mind-blowing riffs, ardent vocals and a whole load of attitude that will have you gripped within seconds.

Last year saw the release of their debut album ‘Urth’ and recently we’ve been treated to ‘Magnified’, a chaotic new track that will definitely do the trick in getting people excited for their upcoming string of live dates.

Their slot at By The Sea is bang in the middle of them all, following their appearances with The Magic Gang and preceding those with Spring King.

This year saw the release of Slow Club’s fifth album, ‘One Day All This Won’t Matter Anymore’, recorded in an impressively short eight days. They’re masters at finding the perfect balance between emotional depth, humour and pure loveliness both on record and in their live performances.

Girl Ray are the kind of girls that you want to hang out and eat pizza with - and what’s better, they’d probably be totally up for that.

Single ‘I’ll Make This Fun’ is full of potential, giving us an insight into the lives of the North London trio and simultaneously treating us sonically. Since the tracks release they’ve been pretty consistently playing live and with a few sold out dates under their belt, they’re more than ready to wow the crowds of Margate.

Photo: Carolina Faruolo

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