Moles is always a good venue for live music; I
think the fact it’s underground gives it
an edge that not many other venues can offer.
It’s small with low ceilings, giving it
an extra quirkiness. Kid Adrift started the evening
off. They definitely had something about them,
their female singer/keyboardist Rebecca Woolls
had the most elegant voice, and it was absolutely
stunning to listen to. Unfortunately it seems
she was let down by the rest of the band. It seemed
they couldn’t quite decide what genre of
music they wanted to play; at times it was melodic
and fairly indie, it then became electro and then
there was a death metal scream thrown in. I didn’t
know where I stood while watching Kid Adrift,
(girl singer) definitely needs to sing more whatever
these guys decide to do, they were far too haphazard
for my liking.
Scottish 3 piece Flashguns entered the stage and
I was taken aback by the sheer passion in lead
singer Sam Johnstone’s voice, you could
see the emotion in his eyes as he sang. These
guys looked as though they could have just left
school, fresh faced and eager to please. However,
they knew their instruments. Bass player Olly
Scanlon had quite a few different effect pedals
and it integrated well into the set. Johnstone
was almost cocky with his crowd interaction, but
not to the point of arrogance. He talked to the
crowd and really enhanced the atmosphere ready
for Dananananaykroyd tear the place up.
I was dubious when 2 vocalists walked on stage
and neither of them had an instrument to play,
it seemed like a waste of stage space to have
6 members in your band. Never before have I been
so wrong. Dananananaykroyd were just brilliant,
there was a party happening on stage right in
front of us and every person in the room was joining
in. Lead Singers Calum Gunn and John Baillie Jnr
were so full of energy, they blasted out their
lyrics and bounced off each other. It seemed they
both prompted the other to upping the ante of
the show. They clambered into the audience, starting
a mini pit and getting completely involved. At
one point guitarist David Roy clambered in too,
mid-song, still playing as people were bashing
into him and getting into this madness that was
Dananananaykroyd. It was almost impossible to
not get involved in this eccentricity, everyone
was dancing, creating pits as much as the surroundings
could allow, and having an awesome time. These
guys dub themselves as ‘Fight Pop’,
and I couldn’t think of a more accurate
description. It had enough aggression to not be
classed as generic crap and it was light hearted
enough that these guys could really hit the big
time with their sound. Absolutely fantastic performance,
I’ll definitely be going to see these guys
again and ordering their alum when it’s
released.
Kid Adrift – 2/5
Flash Guns – 3/5
Dananananaykroyd – 4/5
Review By Karlie M
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