Supports: Choir Vandals,
Boston Manor, Arid Wave
Halfway through their headline tour, Moose Blood arrive at
Southampton’s most treasured cramped venue, The Joiners to carry on spreading
their emo vibes amongst another set of ears. Supported by three equally as
creditable bands, the tightly knit line line-up was sure to cause a chaotic
night.
Opening the night was Southampton’s locals, Arid Wave from
around the corner; the trio caused quite a remarking sight. It was clear that
this band were not from the current decade, presented with a strong 90’s
grunge, punk influence to their sound, the band instantly hit it off with a
Nirvana cover and similar rocky beats.
Their dated tone, then juxtaposed with Boston Manor, the
second support of the night who brought a modern pop punk whirl of noises to
the stage, promptly pumping the energy to boiling point.
Bringing an innovative sent to the room, the quintet
provided a well-animated dance with every syllable, roaming around the stage in
an upbeat presence.
Working their way up to the main support band; Choir Vandals
who travelled all the way from St. Louis, the four-piece brought a whole new
spread of waves. From the very first introduction, it was clear that this band
had created a whole new sound for them, marking the quartet to stand out from
any line up. Their distant feels creates an addictive movement in your body
with their dancing beats and charismatic rhythms, the band were a great credit
to be playing to a UK audience.
Keeping the audience entertained for Moose Blood, the band
took to the stage with the notes of ‘I Hope You’re Missing Me’ lingering in the
air. With a grand entrance taken from their new record; I’ll Keep You In Mind From Time To Time, the quintet from
Canterbury bashed out another three tracks taken from this record to be shouted
back by a throbbing crowd of hands, pointed in the direction of where their
voices howled.
Maintaining a balanced occurrence, the band played an all time
favourite track ‘Bukowski’, which got everyone’s voices warmed up in unison.
This community atmosphere warmed up the venue, highlighted by Eddy’s “Thank
you” outlets after every song, expressing how much it meant to the band that
people were having a great time at their show.
Celebrating their newly successful record the band carried
on with their latest tracks that were greeted with cheers from the crowd who
anticipated hearing ‘Boston’ their last track of the night, which ended the whole
show on a heartfelt note.
9/10
