Words and photos by JENZ

“I like to see lady drummers. It’s fucking cool,” says one of the security guards at Popscene as The Whip plow through their soundcheck. The Manchester quartet are in town to open for fellow UK outfit Late of the Pier, but in two short hours the Mancs will blow their contemporaries out of the front door and onto the alleyway outside of the club.
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By Miguel Banuelos

Happy 2009! As great as 2008 was, we are already digging into what should be a great year in British music. So let’s get right to it…
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After seeing The Whip at last year’s SXSW I was extremely interested in hearing their studio album. As a live band they were awesome — my favorite new act of the whole week. Their sensational mix of crunchy French underground electronica, 80s new-wave and brit-pop made for a high-energy show that turned the concrete concert venue in to an off the hook sweaty dance party. I had to see if this energy would translate to their album.
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