[KERRANG] The big review: ArcTanGent 2024

Iress can't quite believe their luck. Informing the huge crowd who have gathered that this weekend has been the seed from which last week's blinding UK tour that included playing with Green Lung sprouted, by the end of their 30 minutes onstage the California mood-rockers look like they're about to smile themselves inside out. Their music isn't quite so cheery, but it is just as delightful – delicately constructed songs that quietly and slowly melt into something massive, with shades of A.A. Williams' dark magic and a sprinkle of doom in their heavier moments. Singer/guitarist Michelle Malley has one of the most naturally powerful voices of this fest, as well, making songs from their excellent Sleep Now, In Reverse album stand out marvellously. When you're this good, luck is irrelevant. (NR)