Crack Cloud: how they used punk as a therapy against addiction

The Vancouver multimedia collective mix Gang of Four with Fela Kuti and hip-hop while acting as a survival mechanism for their members and their fans
Wedged on the tiny stage of Manchester venue Peer Hat, Canadian seven-piece Crack Cloud make an arresting spectacle. As well as playing conventionally, the four guitarists strum their guitars’ headstock, creating a high-pitched “ching” sound. Their furiously intense post-punk also takes in two keyboardists – one of whom is a