Bradley Armstrong, Journalist

He uses effects on his guitar that sound reminiscent of a sitar, in between jumping from delay to reverb creating textures and then delving into more sparse Gareth Liddiard territory. All ‘round a great end to a great night.

"The bands on show performed well but were overshadowed by some unfortunate sound issues."

Ultimately, 1969 is an album that‘s not really all that accessible, but it’s most definitely an interesting listen which spawns some interesting takes on classic late-‘60s pop, and an album that’s as ambitious musically as it is on paper.

However, it is not an album worthy of sitting high on your record collection, rather an album that deserves a good listen here and there.