Those Unfotunates are a fourpiece from London who delightfully are 'harder than they sound' according to their Bandcamp page. That wouldn't be difficult, giving their latest record Welcome to Woodberry Down the briefest listen.
The fact that they don't look hard is much to my liking anyhow. I don't particularly like bands that try and come across as tough. I prefer the sound of the bruised but coming up smiling regardless position. Boys with thorns in their sides. This record takes this approach to facing setbacks with determination and the intention to keep getting back up even if you're just going to get hit again about it.
I'd like to see Those Unfortunates live. In the upstairs room at The Cumberland Arms, the best venue in Newcastle to see bands like these. I imagine their banter between songs would be excellent.
They're on hte Gare Du Nord record label which is another excellent reason to like and cherish them. Gare Du Nord. despite its French name is a refuge for everything old fashioned and eccentrically British and independent. Those Unfortunates belong on the label, and this is a fine little record.
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