There are times tonight, when I glance around the familiar old Bull & Gate backroom where I used to watch the nascent Blur taking their first baby steps, when I feel that pop music isn’t so lost after all.

Just look! Orlando Maccabee jigging appreciatively to SILVERY’s set-closer ‘Give A Little Love’; Rough Trade boss Geoff Travis engrossed in a flourishing performance from his new charges WILDER; and Chris The Pilot air-guitaring to THE HEARTBREAKS!

Little things.

The early-ish days of a small revolution, fought here, at our first Going Deaf For A Living night, on three fronts. Silvery’s articulate art-rock squiggles; Wilder and their vivid, vivacious New Pop and The Heartbreaks (pictured), the great romantics, full of big songs and unrequited ardour.

I am, of course, thoroughly biased about this (we wouldn’t have booked these people if we didn’t believe in them), but thank you to everyone else who came along – we hope you enjoyed it.

The next one will be on August 19th and headlined by THE CROOKES. More details to follow shortly.