Squid - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

Songs:
0:31 - Boy Racers
11:27 - Narrator
21:11 - Documentary Filmmaker
27:18 - Pamphlets

Anton Pearson - Guitar, vocals, bass
Oliver Judge - Drums, vocals
Arthur Leadbetter - Synths, percussion
Louis Borlase - Guitar, vocals, synth, percussion, bass
Laurie Nankivell - Bass, brass, percussion, drum machine

Host: Cheryl Waters
Audio Engineers: Jake Lewis & Kevin Suggs
Audio Mixer: Max Goulding
Mastering Engineer: Matt Ogaz
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Alaia D'Alessandro, Scott Holpainen & Kendall Rock
Editor: Jim Beckmann

[Squidbanduk]

Thank you so much, KEXP! It’s always been a dream of ours to do a session live from this studio - it was absolutely surreal.


Hope to see some of you there!

[mm]

Beyond the fact that this is “peak art” as someone else commented, how about dude here’s vocal control while thrashing a kit? Perfect delivery while basically running on a treadmill, while knowingly being live broadcasted and later uploaded to KEXP. Fucking legend.

[earthfireinfinity]

Them using high keyboard notes to replicate Martha's screaming at the end of Narrator is absolutely genius

[fungibu]

This is a massive improvement from 'the shape of you'

[drai]

The control these guys have over their live sound is incredible

[marchandersons]

To have Cheryl Waters tell you it's one of the best sets she's ever seen is quite the compliment. Legend!

[seanarooni]

always wondered how that outro to Pamphlets went so hard---and now i know. half the band puts down their instruments and starts playing cowbell.

[el_mal_de_ojo]

There is something insane happening here in the UK in the past 5 or so years and going strong. Maybe the hopelessness that is felt in this island by people of the age range of all these band members is driving some unhinged creative superhigh. There's nothing really to lose, so throw it all out there peeps. The only reason I live in London is the music scene, honest to god.

Also, whatever KEXP is paying Kevin Suggs, it will never be enough. Every session with him as the sound engineer sounds out of this world. You could release all the KEXP sessions onto physical media and they'd be must-owns.

[smokeythebearhug]

When you render Cheryl Waters (THE BEST DJ ON THE PLANET) speechless you know you've done something right. This performance is 10 out of 10 perfect.

[sertrincia]

I've never seen Cheryl this impressed! The look on her face says everything, she almost entered fangirl mode haha

[trevormansmith]

Ollie has a personality and presence while drumming and singing that is fucking unmatched! Glad to see them on KEXP, they need more exposure, nobody in music is making cooler shit right now!!

[RegularDude]

I think what i love most about this is that this truly feels like a band of equals.

[JonahUniverse]

I love that Cheryl just goes on and on gushing about how incredible of a performance that was. You can tell she's 100% genuine

[rigglebean]

Man this guys voice is sick! Those screams are gnarly!!

[JuiCeBoX]

If everyone was more warm hearted and enthusiastic as Cheryl Waters, this world would be so much greater :)

[billypilgrim]

Great, great band. It's a shame we didn't get a Black Country, New Road Kexp session with Isaac.

[Jimverse_]

Live, these guys give me radiohead vibes, each member hurrying about to complete their various tasks. I love the triangle use in narrator and its prominence in the mix :p

[OmarAfzaal]

This set is some of the tightest playing I've ever seen. Long live Squid.

[chamelenday]

holy shit, that boy racers outro is insane

[towersthetoad]

holy shit this rendition of boy racers is absolutely incredible