Avskum

Avskum, a Swedish band formed in 1982, perform at the New Cross Inn in London, with the support of the Edinburgh act Earth to Dust. The concert is part of a London gig programme centred on pop, rock and indie music.

Avskum is a Swedish band formed in 1982 and signed to the Prank label. Their first album, Crime and Punishment, was released in 1998. The band is counted among the early generation of Swedish anarcho-pacifist d-beat groups, a scene that took its sound from punk and hardcore and tied it to a pacifist, anti-authoritarian outlook.

The bill also features Earth to Dust, a project from Edinburgh whose music is described as dark ambient sludge and crust. A group called Friends is also on the bill, and the evening is presented by South London Scum.

The New Cross Inn, on New Cross Road in south-east London, is a venue that mainly hosts concerts, with a programme centred on pop, rock and indie music. The night suits listeners interested in punk-rooted and heavier underground sounds.