From: Gulb Marketing [gulbmarketing_at_kent_dot_ac_dot_uk]

Sent: 06 October 2016 10:21

Subject: Native People: Support Glass Peaks & Holy Pinto at Gulbenkian

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In association with Gulbenkian, Beautiful Town Music presents

Native People
Support: Glass Peaks & Holy Pinto

Thu 20 Oct 8pm
Gulbenkian, Canterbury

Hotly tipped indie-electronic four piece Native People headline Beautiful Town Music presents at Gulbenkian on Thursday 20 October with support from melancholic alt-pop four-piece Glass Peaks and indie-pop duo Holy Pinto.

Youthful and full of ambition, Folkestone based Native People combine classic 80s synths with fresh indie-electronic ties, drawing influence from contemporaries Shura, Friendly Fires and Two Door Cinema Club. The band have previously received Record of the Week (BBC Introducing Kent) and Discovery of the Week (Amazing Radio) plus features on Clash, AMBY & Spindle. The quartet?s vivacious live set saw Native People sell out Club NME at London?s prestigious Koko and caught the attention of indie experts Propaganda. Clash describes their new single Call Me as ?the sort of thing that can make you dance and still pull your heartstrings? and is the first release from the 'To Lose What Ep' that came out in August.

Glass Peaks are quickly earning themselves a reputation as one of the South-East?s hottest new talents. With influences such as Joy Division and The Smiths and resonating the sound of Ben Howard, Foals, The Maccabees and White Lies. Sonically the group pen beautifully unpredictable and dynamic songs; evocative lyrics are consumed by waves of moody, syncopated guitar licks, progressively erupting to a serendipitous full-scale wall-of-sound induced by pounding drums and driving bass lines. As the band become increasingly revered for their powerful live show, it?s easy to hear and see why so many people are already captivated by their sound.

Holy Pinto is the charming indie-pop band of Canterbury duo Aymen Saleh and Ryan Hurley. Built on the foundation of Aymen?s bright, shimmery rhythm guitar coupled with Ryan?s uniquely commanding, creative, and dynamic drumming, they are influenced by the prosaic storytelling style of artists such as Jens Lekman, The Mountain Goats and The Weakerthans. Aymen?s vocal draws comparisons to fellow compatriot Frank Turner, and more stylistically The Front Bottoms. However, their warm, indie-rock sound is more reminiscent of bands such as Death Cab For Cutie and Bombay Bicycle Club. Holy Pinto's debut album 'Congratulations' is out now via Soft Speak Records.

Native People (support Glass Peaks and Holy Pinto) will be at Gulbenkian on Thursday 20 October at 8pm. The gig has been organised by Beautiful Town Music 

in association with Gulbenkian.  Tickets: ?7 / Students ?5. For more information and tickets please visit www.thegulbenkian.co.uk or call 01227 769075.

ENDS.

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About Gulbenkian

Gulbenkian is a key part of the University of Kent?s Arts Centre offering innovative, engaging and high quality arts activity for and with the public, staff and students. It provides a key role in delivering the University of Kent?s commitment to Public Engagement proving an interface between the University and the local and wider community Gulbenkian has a particular commitment to the creative empowerment of children and young people and talent development.

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On 1 April 2015, Gulbenkian became an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation. To find out more about this please see the Arts Council England website.

About Beautiful Town Music
Beautiful Town Music are a collective who promote, support and cultivate new music. Since 2011, Beautiful Town Music have programmed stages for the Herne Bay Festival, Whitstable Oyster Festival, the Beaney Opening Weekend and Summer Sounds at Whitefriars Shopping Centre in Canterbury. In addition to the new monthly music night at Gulbenkian, the collective currently run the monthly Songwriters? Showcase at the Ballroom and the Canterbury Songwriters Circle at Gulbenkian.