Hey I’m excited. Liv­er­pudli­an nu-glam and ex-Ladytron bassist Pop Levi is bring­ing his hyper­act­ive T. Rex-isms to the Bath­house.

Here’s the sweet-toothed truth about Pop -

It’s not often you get to use the word “cat” about a fel­low human, but then it’s not every day you come across someone like Pop Levi. And Pop Levi is one strange cat.

Born in Lon­don, with music­al roots in Liv­er­pool, a stint play­ing with Ladytron and a home in Los Angeles, Pop Levi likes to describe what’s good about pop music as “astral”. His debut album, The Return To Form Black Magick Party, is, fit­tingly, worthy of the term. Although the most obvi­ous pre­curs­or of his sound might be Mark Bolan, listen care­fully and you’ll hear touches of every­one from Jack White, Prince and Hendrix to Dylan, Len­non and Beef­heart in there. But rather than being any kind of eye­brow-raised pas­tiche, this is what Pop describes as “chan­nel­ling” – an album of such com­plete con­vic­tion, flair and energy (plus a lorry­load of hooks) that it is utterly irres­ist­ible, a stack heel pushed right down on the accel­er­at­or.

So come along, dance around and get sug­ar in your eye. It’s gonna be cos­mic, and it’s gonna be fun.

Two oth­er things:
1. Over The Atlantic is sup­port­ing. You all know how we here at Wtg­nista is feel­ing about Bevan Smith and his myri­ad of pro­jects.
2. Jae­ger­meister is spon­sor­ing. There will be presents on the door, and trinkets and drinks being giv­en away. *Hic*

Here be a Pop Levi track you can listen to.

POP LEVI
SAN FRANCISCO BATHHOUSE
WEDNESDAY 6 JUNE
Pre­s­ales are $35, and avail­able from Slow Boat Records