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The Presidents, an absurdist rock band famous for songs such as ‘Peaches’ and ‘Lump’ in the mid nineties, launched a new album last summer and are touring the planet to promote it. This time they own the rights to their music, having moved on from Sony, and so have gained the freedom to go anywhere they like to play. They certainly appear to be enjoying themselves, that’s for sure. They played a not-quite-full venue with infectious enthusiasm, taking the crowd from luke-warm to super-excited in the space of an hour. The act itself was typically bizarre. Featuring in the set was an invisible harmonica, the audience asked to sit on the floor and make odd noises, and frankly disturbing dancing coming from the lead singer at points. This isn’t the sort of act that sounds very good on paper. It sounds downright childish. But in reality, it works exceptionally well, generating a sense of fun and excitement that is entirely unexpected. Part of why it works is that the music is perfect for it. Rocky, good natured, and catchy, PUSA have a real talent. Their mutilated guitars and bass guitars, always lacking strings, are played with flair and experience; whilst the drumming brings relentless pace with expertise. No doubt there are people who come out of these gigs feeling that they just witnessed a lot of very strange people doing childish things. But I came out feeling a sense of release, and like many others, a happy grin. PUSA feature - The fans, and the band
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