Gulf swarm the senses with ‘Ocean’ track

One of the best discoveries at Liverpool’s Sound City fest was local gems Gulf. The group were playing the main stage just a couple of hundred feet away from their day-by-day practice space - it was actually within sight. Still, it didn’t take long for their all-enveloping sound to go way beyond of Mersey confines. They delivered one of the weekend’s highlights; a lesson in deft, idea-crammed pop.

Best of all was ‘Ocean’, a sleepy but gripping example of the “publicity shy” group’s clever craft. Sitting somewhere between Wild Beasts’ pop sensibilities and Dutch Uncles’ backflipping hooks, there’s a careful mix of adventure and hard-hitting pop.

The group will be appearing at this year’s Latitude Festival, as well as the following dates:

JUNE
06-07 London, Field Day
18 Liverpool, Kazimier
19 Wrexham, Central Station

JULY
19 Latitude Festival
23-26 Secret Garden Party
25 Tramlines