I love Cornwall’s Bates Motel, they are one of those bands that its impossible to put into a box. A sort of post-Nirvana version of the Levellers crossed with Thin Lizzy. Probably the only band that can pull off playing both Metal and Folk festivals. Caffatine is Bates best release to date, with must hear tracks like “Shine?”, “Wounded Knee”, “Radical Point of View” and the masterful “never say never again.”

July 2004