In February 2010, Stagecoach and Elephants played a fantastic gig for Kiss My Face at the Frog and Fiddle in Cheltenham. Photos below by Miss Shelby Tree.

Below are some reviews of the bands written by Modesty Blaise:

Stagecoach

A slightly weird and satirical approach to making pop songs is always welcomed in my opinion and with a huge side order of talent and big guitary noises it makes for a musical haymaker of awesomeness. With tones of nineties Pop Punk running through and strangely enough The Cure at points through the vessel of rolling floral guitar parts.

The vocal is almost sarcastic sometimes and the lyrics compliment this unique approach; singing about tazers and chequers in the same breath is not something you hear all too often but Stagecoach manages to make it fit. It’s voices and string snapping scalelectrics riffs all over the shop with inexorable quality that makes the songs stick in your head. Also the classic rock undercurrent keeps this experimental Pop Grunge magic grounded firmly in the zone of utterly cool music. Hieroglyphics is a song that must be heard by all who have ears.

Once again the on stage antics are wildly entertaining, with stiffened limbs; myoclonic jerks and wide eyed bellowing. At the end of the set there is a riotous stage invasion by Elephants – equipment goes flying and singers get on each other’s shoulders and of course plenty of forward rolls. Their fun and frolics are totally infectious and so are they’re tunes – Stagecoach are hit and will continue to be for a while yet.

Elephants

This is a careering riot of enthusiastic trash pop that is a shock to the system and totally unavoidable, this is certainly not the Elephant in the room. It’s good for Pop to get a little out of control sometimes and that’s exactly what’s going on here, with a very stylish frontman at the helm steering writhing utter guitar madness around your ear drums with a voice both equally as powerful as it is effortless.

There wild and eccentric style is enthralling and enticing, absolutely laden with hooks and ingeniously catchy riffs also making Elephants utterly irresistible – all handclap drumming and clattering guitar work. The vocals have this slightly droning quality yet also have an awesomely honest clarity to them and coupling this with the quote-a-minute lyrics makes for something pretty unforgettable.

Not the only unforgettable thing either… stage presence and live performance has just been stepped up a notch or eighty! Utter lunacy breaks out and the band are throwing themselves around on floor and bashing guitars against their heads – total hysteria but all in the name of good clean fun. So if you are looking for some spectacularly cool pop songs and a live show that will literally excite you beyond the help of Valium then look no further than Elephants… coming to a room near you.