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Band of the week: Vant

Let our band of the week Vant sozzle your ears with some snarling lo-fi rock while simultaneously putting the world to rights.

Ben Smith

Last updated: 8th Apr 2016

Image: Vant 

Arrowing dissatisfaction at the powers that lie above is becoming ever-more prevalent in music. Vant are a garage rock quartet accelerating that thought, only the real headlines are channelled from their fang-glaring lo-fi rock. 

The story goes that Parlophone signed them after only hearing all 80 seconds of single 'Parasite', and after only a few more they're heading on a European-wide tour this month.

Born out of lead Mattie Vant uprooting from the north east to Brighton and rediscovering his affection with punk rock, the band are now at the point of releasing their debut album. 

From that they recently dropped single 'FLY-BY-ALIEN' (listen below) - a track that'll shred the skin from your knuckles whilst putting the disgraced human race down to rights rights.

We like how they think, which is why they're our band of the week and their videos sure are trippy as hell too. 

See Vant on tour this month: 

Bristol - Louisiana, Sunday 17th April 

Cardiff - Clwb Ifor Bach, Monday 18th April 

Swansea- Sin City, Tuesday 19th April 

London - The Dome Tufnell Park, Wednesday 20th April 

Birmingham - The Sunflower Lounge, Friday 22nd April 

Sheffield - Plug, Saturday 23rd April 

Nottingham - Bodega, Monday 25th April

Manchester - The Deaf Institute,Tuesday 26th April

Glasgow - King Tut's, Wednesday 27th April 

Newcastle Upon Tyne - The Cluny, Thursday 28th April

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