Literally a week ago I was stood in a smoky room in at the inaugural Liverpool Psych Fest, about to have my mind blown by guttural Sheffield noise-rock duo Drenge. Silhouetted against the strangely fitting backdrop of a child chasing a balloon across war torn Paris, Drenge don’t do theatrics or so much as stop except to change tunings, but instead pile through a clutch of intoxicating garage rock gems, each delivered with a genuinely impressive vitality. Nothing’s being reinvented, but listen to the wonderfully titled “People In Love Make Me Feel Yuck”, and try to tell me that reinvention’s necessary – Drenge’s primal energy is far more appealing.
