MANCHESTER PSYCH FEST (Manchester Gorilla/YES, 04/09/21)

Was almost tempted to sack Manchester Psych Fest off as half the bands I wanted to see had dropped out, but you know what- it was bloody brilliant. The Los Bitchos/Crack Cloud double-whammy at YES was a big sweaty mess of awesomeness, Bo Ningen were at their face-melting best, Kikagaku Moyo were superb if a bit rowdy for my delicate self, Mandrake Handshake and The Lounge Society both impressed as acts new to me, and Peaness and Loose Articles added welcome shots of indie-pop and feminist punk to balance out the day. Manc-nificent!