SON Estrella Galicia celebrate new music with Panic Shack and Plantoid in Brighton

Tonight, the famous Prince Albert celebrates the new and necessary. Words: Jamie Muir. Photos: Alex Amoros + Alessandro-Mariscalco (Sugar Kane Productions). Oh we do like to be beside the seaside. That's undeniable. Across the streets and sounds of Brighton is a buffet of artists and venues moving in boundary-pushing new directions. With that in mind, there may be no better home for SON Estrella Galicia to touch down for its first excursion outside of London, serving up a micro-festival that combines moreish food delights and a powerful measure of sustainable impact that includes a beach clean-up initiative.

Tonight, the famous Prince Albert celebrates the new and necessary. Openers Plantoid capture that in a set that revels in its ability to turn a room into their own joyful playground. With debut album 'Terrapath' out for nearly two months, the Brighton-based natives deliver an opening salvo that refuses to let the sold-out crowd pause at any step. Fun thrives, with prog and math-rock turns delivered so infectiously that it's impossible not to dive in. There are bongo drums. There are maracas. More is what you get from a band celebrating that local homecoming feeling but clearly aiming at something far, far bigger.

At a Panic Shack show, the bar on fun is already set high. From the moment they take the stage to headline tonight, that ridiculous level is moved even higher for a band who, with each step, become tighter and bolder in everything they do. With a formidable sense of release and thrilling punk energy, cuts like 'The Ick', 'I Don't Really Like It' and 'Jiu Jits You' turn the stacked confines of The Prince Albert into a sweating tidal wave. Whether it's the synchronised dancing of 'Mannequin Man', taking swigs of Brighton delicacy Tuaca between tracks or the call-outs in Welsh that bounce around the room - tonight is a visceral reminder of the immediate hook Panic Shack have at their disposal.

Diving into the crowd for 'Who's Got My Lighter' or setting fire to mosh-pits, their relentless touring has paid off big time. There may be no band you'd rather have in charge of a night out than them, and now the path is set for their next chapter. On this evidence, it's going to be essential.

You can hear more from the show on this week's edition of Down With Boring at 8pm GMT on Monday, 25th March, featuring Panic Shack, Plantoid and loads more. If you miss it, don’t worry – you’ll be able to download the new edition of Down With Boring via all the usual podcast providers, including Apple Podcasts , Spotify and more. Not only that, you can find this and the complete back catalogue of Down With Boring in the new Dork Radio app . Available for iOS and Android , it also allows you to tune into Dork Radio live on the go, and get all the latest music news direct to your mobile device. You can also listen at readdork.com/radio , or via TuneIn on iOS, Android and more.