Hardcore in a dive bar

Bruise Control conquer Blondies and Predeceased bring the noise

I don't go to dive bars these days, and I don't generally go further east in London than Brick Lane.

But I really should.

Recently I did both in order to see Manchester punks Bruise Control, whose debut record was one of my favourite albums of 2023, play an electrifying hardcore set in Blondies in Hackney.

In my mind the East End dive bar is London's equiv…