Michael Hann

It was midnight in a field in Wales and I was lying face down in six inches of mud: Green Man Festival reviewed

Before misery struck I witnessed great things from The Comet Is Coming, Devo, Self Esteem and clipping. – but the single most exciting act was the return of New York garage rock band The Walkmen

Melin Melyn at Green Man: a fizzy delight, firmly in the tradition of Welsh psychedelic whimsy. [Image: Patrick Gunning]
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