Tunic F.Emasculata & Ducks

It might be hot in this heatwave. But come and cool your shantied skin inside with a rare Tuesday night gig at The Fish. Serving cold and dark slabs of sound from Manitoba, Tunic bring heavy distortion, pounding drums and a little bit of Canada with them.

Tunic can trace its musical roots to the caustic, angular stylings of Big Black and The Jesus Lizard and their colleagues from across the AmRep and Touch and Go rosters. Discordant guitar and wild-eyed vocals combine and lurch forward like an Army tank of sound. Yet, Tunic is more transparent than its noise-rock heroes ever were. There is an earnestness that links the Winnipeg outfit to a line of more heartfelt ancestors — post-hardcore gods like Drive Like Jehu and Fugazi. Frontman David Schellenberg lays his soul bare as he screams his head off about the most personal of topics.

Support from amazing female fronted F. Emasculata and Ducks, this is a Tuesday night not to be missed.

Tickets just £7