Hello 2017 kicks off in style with Goat Girl, Fish, Dead Pretties and Yowl

Dead Pretties are the future of loud, obnoxious, brazen, brilliant bands. They sport loose dungarees over pastel colours, put on clown wigs for their final song and blow whistles in-between childish screams. It’s all fun and games on the outside, but don’t let that distract from their no-frills take on manic noise. They’re reminiscent of a more deranged Drenge, hinting at the swagger of Royal Blood and carrying the grunge baton for good measure. In frontman Jacob Slater, they have a genuine star. Three days into 2017 and out steps a band to cherish.

In fact, here’s a whole bunch. The opening night of DIY’s ‘Hello 2017’ continues where previous years left off - showcasing the best new bands every Tuesday night, to distract from January’s gloom. To kick things off is a bunching together of some of London’s most promising acts. There isn’t a strict ‘scene’ to speak of, but Dead Pretties, Goat Girl, Fish and Yowl have frequented local nights before, and they’re already being quick to dodge mythology, anything that might put this current movement into a box. Right now, there’s simply a very exciting core of new bands taking over the capital, bit-by-bit developing into something special - but they won’t be rushed.