Neverman - 'Too Much Waste'

"two up, two down, you're a frown in a gown"

A short stroll from historic Fort Brockhurst, squirrelled away in an industrial estate, is Gosport's premier rehearsal and recording space Quay West Studio. Over the years the folks behind this fine enterprise have welcomed many musicians through its doors and, since becoming involved with the Wickham Festival, have booked bands across that shindig's stages. 

Portsmouth four-piece Neverman have both recorded at Quay West and been booked by them, recently playing one of the studio's curated gigs at Saint John's Church. The band are due back at Quay West soon to record their next single, Spineless, but ahead of that being released I've given their current release a spin.

If you're a fan of melodic alt-rock, particularly that delivered by Scandinavian bands such as Moi Caprice or The Kissaway Trail, then Too Much Waste may well float your boat (or båd as they say in Denmark). The slightly affected vocal, with its faint warble, sings over shimmery guitars and reflects on how life might not run the way you expect it to. Admittedly, on first listen, the rhyming of the verses may grate with their reminders of Brian Molko's worst excesses, but all is forgiven when the wall of guitars and the melodic chorus hits.

For a band that were new to scene last year this bodes well for Neverman's future, and I look forward to hearing the next single, I just hope they kick that rhyming dictionary into touch.



If you want to catch Neverman live they're playing The Edge of The Wedge on Saturday 20th April, supporting Chichester's Dutch Criminal Record, with advance tickets available now via the Wedgewood Rooms website.

Cool Gig in a Church #3 - Capital Fuzz

Gosport's Quay West Studios return to St John's Church in March, hosting another of their successful Cool Gig In A Church events which have so far showcased the likes of local bands such as Hooli, Wyte Stag and Neverman. The third instalment welcomes Portsmouth indie rockers Marmalade Moonshine and, fresh from headlining The Loft stage at Icebreaker 2019, rock four-piece Capital Fuzz to the Forton Road institution.



Cool Gig In A Church 3 takes place on Friday 1st March and, in addition to the lure of a cheap bar (ID required) and excellent acoustics, entrance to the gig is FREE (although a suggested donation can be made at the door). Which is nice, isn't it?