Pigeon

Pigeon, a psychedelic five-piece from Margate, bring their blend of afrobeat, krautrock and post-punk to Village Underground in London. The band's debut album is OUTTANATIONAL.

Pigeon are a psychedelic five-piece from Margate, an English seaside town, and their music reaches well beyond that setting. Their debut album, OUTTANATIONAL, follows a run of acclaimed EPs that were playlisted on 6Music and earned them live slots at UK festivals, including Glastonbury. The band has moved on from Afro-disco towards a moodier sound.

The album is an expansive record drawing on krautrock, post-punk and punk-funk, with a focus on the power of the groove and on the question of what home means. The band has been described as William Onyeabor taken into outer space, or as early Hot Chip playing motorik afrobeat in a 1970s New York loft. Their songs are collected under the heading of party music, and they name spontaneity among their guiding principles.

Village Underground is a London venue that hosts concerts and shows. This concert puts Pigeon's songs on its stage for audiences who want to hear the band's grooves performed live.