Chappaqua Wrestling - The Louisiana, 22nd May 2023

Since their formation in 2018 – spearheaded by principal songwriters (and guitarists) Jake Mac and Charlie Woods – Chappaqua Wrestling have built up a solid bank of songs influenced by shoegaze, grunge, and, unashamedly, Britpop.

With the release of their debut album Plus Ultra in April, attention now turns to consolidating and building their fanbase and, based on this performance, they have the steely determination to go all the way.

In contrast, support act Nature TV, while competent and polished, have no aspirations to set the scene for the headliners, with their songs of woe (in their defense, they describe themselves as ‘Door-to-door heartbreak salesmen’) a strange fusion of Dire Straits and Two Door Cinema Club. In the right mood, Nature TV are undoubtedly capable of relating to someone, but raucous pop ‘n’ roll it is not.

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