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WHEN Warpaint played in Leeds some three years ago they lacked focus and were unengaged, the set little more than a meandering and shapeless jam.
This time, promoting third album Heads Up, the Los Angeles quartet couldn’t be more different. They appear to be enjoying themselves and the playing is tight, with a considered running order that develops from gothic ethereality to dark disco.
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