Punt 09 Part 2

Back to The Cellar for the home straight, and some molasses thick drone rock from Spiral 25, who turn the venue into a dark womb of numb bliss and stoned paranoia. Their music has definite narcotic nods to the likes of Spiritualized and Loop, and the sound is beautifully controlled, reined in and moving at its own geological pace.

Finally, after what seems like three hours, The Original Rabbit’s Foot Spasm Band take the stage. (Pedant’s note: they’re not strictly a spasm band, as they don’t use home-made instruments). They might not be the greatest band to ever play the Punt, but they are possibly the best closing act, whipping up a frenzy with their self styled “chav jazz” covers of 30’s classics. It’s a wonderful mix of drunken showmanship and muso chops, of rousing singalong choruses and quicksilver brass solos, that has some people dancing on the stage like goons, and others nodding appreciatively in the corner. Then, in a flurry of whinnying trumpet and discarded plastic pint skiffs, we’re suddenly at the end of The Punt, out on the street and wondering why we can’t do this every night. The next morning, of course, the answer is painfully obvious…