No denying there’s a DOUBLE buzz in the air tonight. Of course, everyone’s here to toast 10 years of the noughties’ equivalent of Fierce Panda, Moshi Moshi; forever home to your new favourite band and the super savvy launch pad for mainstream bound acts such as Bloc Party, Lykke Li and tonight’s honorary headliners Hot Chip. But as if that weren’t enough, there’s the not insignificant matter of, um, Matter; the brazenly functional O2 based superclub, designed from the ground up by those clever sorts at Fabric and blessed, purportedly, with the killingest sound system in the world. Though a couple of die-hards TLOBF bumps into at the bar bemoan the distinctly “un-Moshi” setting and its distinctly “un-Indie” bar tax (an astronomical £4 for a measly bottle of lager) there’s no denying it’s a bold setting for a Birthday party and makes for an electrifying atmosphere as London’s indie cognoscenti file in for their first peek at the hyped, paint tin fresh venue. Continue Reading