Moose Blood @ The Joiners 21st Jan 2015

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