This tight-as-fuck Tyneside punk band combine attitude and competence with commanding vocals. No one has actually compared Jackie Purver to Pauline Murray yet, but she certainly has a similarly powerful voice.
Pit Pony's debut album World To Me was released in July and the highly atmospheric 'Supermarket' was one of the standout tracks. There is a palpable sense of tension and of being haunted in the lyrics that only enhances the Stooges-meets-Joy-Division brooding guitars and urgent drums within the track.
Despite being championed by 6Music's Maryanne Hobbs, it feels as though Pit Pony haven't yet received the attention and praise that they fully deserve. Some of that is bad luck and it will be interesting to see if touring and (we can only hope) festival bookings go some way towards redressing the balance. They definitely feel like a band who would be astonishingly good live.
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