Jagwar Ma One of the breakout bands of the year, and with Emily Eavis as a firm supporter, the Australian duo had much to live up to after NME labelled them the must-see act at Glastonbury out of the 2,000-odd acts booked to play. And they didn't disappoint. The Sydney-based duo Jono Ma and Gabriel Winterfield were the ideal Glastonbury band, pure Madchester revival with their baggy beats, reverb-heavy washes of psychedelic synths and guitars and blissed-out 1960s pop harmonies. They proceeded to spellbind the crowd with layered washes of sound and beats creating an unbroken trancelike vibe over the John Peel tent, as song flowed into song. Highlights were “Man I Need” and a clever morphing...
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