Blue Bendy - So Medieval - 1LP

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Blue Bendy, the London-via-Scunthorpe, art-rock sextet  and self-proclaimed 'third best guitar band in London'  have released their highly anticipated debut album So Medieval, out now via The state51 Conspiracy.

Pitchfork ★★★★ 8.0

★★★★ "surprises at every turn" - NME

★★★★★ "genius" - Overblown

"the most underrated band in London" The Guardian

★★★★ “like an audiobook during a car crash” - Line of Best Fit

‘So Medieval’ displays a heady, exploratory mix of genres and reaches frenetic creative heights. Their ambitious, expansive music roams all kinds of epochs, taking in everything from baroque pop to industrial rock to post-punk, accompanied at all times by sharp, witty lyrical imagery. The end result is something rare for a new band: a debut album which is as experimental as it is confident and assured, as tender as it is visceral, as quiet as it is loud, as bloody as it is teary.

Having toured as main support for Squid and Cola as well as playing packed out tents at festivals like End Of The Road and Green Man, Blue Bendy have struck a balance between being obviously skilled musicians, writing complex, layered, overlapping and ambitious compositions, while also utilising space, breadth, and restraint.