Japanese Voyeurs arrived on this tiny little stage
and blasted out some nice heavy bass lines and
gnarly drum beats, unfortunately this completely
drowned out the voice of lead singerRomily Alice.
It was clear she had a good voice, but her vocals
were just far too quiet. She reminded me of KatieJane
Garside from Queen Adreena, high pitched yet feisty;
adding intensity to the music. Overall they seemed
like a good band but there was just something
missing from the performance, it may have been
a lack of stage presence or not using the synth
to their full potential, but something just didn’t
quite put the cherry on the cake.
Dinosaur Pile Up were next on stage, they were
full of energy and very reminiscent of early Green
Day material. They got the crowd moving, and generally
put on a good show. The punky tones gave the audience
something to get involved with. They worked well
as a support band, the crowd loosened up and got
into the swing of things.These are definitely
one to watch for some light hearted feel-good
noise.
It was clear The Xcerts had a strong following,
this was really what everyone was waiting for,
they came on stage and everyone seemed to liven
up, bass player Jordan Smith’svocals really
enhanced that of lead singer Murray McLeod. You
could see the passion in McLeod’s eyes,
striving to sing his heart out for all it was
worth. The sheer emotion that he sings with is
compelling, it’s a joy to stand and simply
absorb what is being created on stage. They played
a fantastic set, really making an effort to interact
with the crowd and came across as really down
to earth guys. Not a note was out of place and
their sound was on the mark. Of course, tracks
such as ‘Slackerpop’, ‘Aberdeen
1987’ and ‘Young (Belane)’ were
among the mix, giving us all something to sing
along to. Brilliant band, they’ll be huge
before you know it.
Japanese Voyeurs – 2/5
Dinosaur Pile Up – 3/5
The XCerts – 4/5
Review By Karlie M
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