Fail Better presents CHEWING ON LIFE'S GRISTLE: EXTRA LIFE / SON OF UGLY / THE PETROV BOYS

Name: Fail Better presents CHEWING ON LIFE'S GRISTLE: EXTRA LIFE / SON OF UGLY / THE PETROV BOYS
Start: 2025-06-22T19:45:00+01:00
End: 2025-06-22T23:00:00+01:00
Location: The Prince Albert

Schedule

Sun Jun 22 2025 at 07:45 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Prince Albert | Brighton, EN

We'd love to claim that we've manifested Extra Life into coming to Brighton, but because we don't believe in the power of belief, unfortunately, we can't take credit for Charlie Looker + Toby Driver + Timba Harris + Cameron Wisch's imminent (22 June) sighting at The Prince Albert.
It is also an early Xmas present for Son of Ugly and The Petrov Boys, who get to share the stage with members of Secret Chiefs 3, Kayo Dot, Zs, and Psalm Zero.
Always look on the bright side of Extra Life.
Incidentally advance tickets to their show are available on www.failbetterrecords.com
EXTRA LIFE (New York)
Extra Life was formed in 2007 as the main vehicle for New York-based guitarist/composer/vocalist, Charlie Looker. The band plays a fusion of aggressive math rock, dark dramatic pop, modern classical, and ancient liturgical music, bridging the worlds of abstract art music and DIY post-punk musical culture. Looker was a founding member of NY noise-chamber outfit Zs, frontman of industrial metal band Psalm Zero, and is a prolific collaborator across the experimental music scene, with credits including Xiu Xiu, Dirty Projectors, Lingua Ignota, Darius Jones, and John Zorn.
Between 2008 and 2012, Extra Life released four records, and toured the U.S. and Europe extensively, including appearances at Primavera Sound (Spain), Moers (DE), Villette Sonique (FR), and Bad Bonn (CH), and sharing bills with Sonic Youth, Ariel Pink, Deerhoof, Owen Pallett, Deerhunter, and Chelsea Wolfe. Looker put Extra Life on hiatus in 2013, to focus on his classical composition, improvisation, and his metal band Psalm Zero.
Looker reunited Extra Life in 2021, releasing Secular Works Vol. 2 (2022), to great acclaim, and The Sacred Vowel (2024), both on his own imprint, Last Things Records. International touring followed, including a slot at A Colossal Weekend Festival (DK). The current band line-up includes Toby Driver (Kayo Dot), violinist Timba Harris (Ultraphauna, Secret Chiefs 3), and drummer Cameron Wisch (Sheer Mag, Dust Star).
“Sublime miniatures that veer from moody gothic and folk arrangements... to dramatic progressive metal architectures” - The Wire
“One of the very best bands ever” - Marina Organ, The Organ
“[Looker is] an art-rock visionary.” – Hank Shteamer, Time Out New York
“Progressive, deeply poly-rhythmic, almost vaudevillian pieces ally Gregorian chant with Scandinavian chug metal and sheet music with a skeletal calm distinctly its own.” - Jack Mills, DAZED
https://extralife.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.charlielooker.com/
SON OF UGLY
Son Of Ugly are a five-piece cinematic prog band based on the South Coast.
https://linktr.ee/sonofuglyband
THE PETROV BOYS
The Petrov Boys are a 6-piece musical entity, known for their genre-blurring fusion of Balkan, jazz, rock, funk, and metal. With a unique line-up that includes both a violin and a saxophone, they weave haunting melodies and powerful harmonies into their compositions.
Their sound is a labyrinthine journey, heavily influenced by bands such as Estradasphere, Darth Vegas, Mr. Bungle, Frank Zappa, Farmers Market, and Secret Chiefs 3.
Expect intricate compositions, unexpected sonic twists, and gruesome visual stimulation.
https://www.instagram.com/petrov.boys/