Wednesday 13th Feb 2019 was something of an oddity. I had purchased a ticket to Allusinlove at the Komedia in Brighton with the sole reason of seeing the support band. Except I had misread the poster and they were not playing on this date. The night was off to a bad start. I wasn't interested in Allusinlove's particular brand of Psych-Rock Grunge or Mantra who I'd seen before and were the main support so it was down to the opening act - Brighton's Grymm - to impress.
They did. A 3 piece act with male vocals, and a guitar, bass, drums set up, they played a fusion of Post-Rock and Grunge with a hint of Prog-Rock in places and they warmed up the crowd nicely. After a solid set of around 6 tracks, none of which were filler, I resolved to investigate them further on returning home.
I found 6 tracks online - not the same songs they had played that night either - and was impressed by them for the second time. Looking at the release dates they appear to be growing stronger and stronger with each release.
I will definitely be keeping an eye of these folks and will look to catch them live again soon.
Recommended listening -
Br-Ea-The
Gravity
Dream Of You
Things You Hold
Jurassic
https://grymmband.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/grymm2/tracks
Monday, February 25, 2019
Friday, February 8, 2019
Parting Gift - The Black Heart, Camden 22-1-19
Parting Gift - The Black Heart, Camden 22-1-19
Some gigs you just shouldn't go to. Sometimes a band is way passed its best. Sometimes they have an off day. Sometimes they're overrated and overhyped and sometimes they just suck.
I should not have gone to this gig.
Not for any of the above reasons. I shouldn't have gone because I was ill. Really ill. The night before I felt it creeping in and by the time I was on the train I had a fever, a terrible sore throat and the shakes. Apparently my temperature was just under 39 degrees!!
I apologise to everyone I encountered that night as I probably ruined the rest of the week for you.
On the flip side, with enough alcohol you can get through it.
It's hard for me to judge how good the evening was. The company was good, as was the pub, and Parting Gift had drawn enough of a crowd to pack the venue out. We pretty much missed the supports but I recall a sense that the headliners were under some expectation. People are willing this band to succeed and they appear to have good connections - an upcoming tour with Dream State beckons.
I remember they were loud and although the sound mix wasn't great their presence on the stage made up for it in many ways - each member giving it their all. They debuted a new song, which was rather lost on me since I didn't know the others any better. Their set was around 35 mins long and appeared to consist of all their songs. The crowd wasn't exactly a seething, sweaty mass but neither was it static and sections were clearly adoring the performance but I did get the feeling they will onlybe palying bigger venues from now on.
As I said earlier I cannot really tell how good they were but through my fuzzy head, blurry eyes and shivering I remember approving thoughts.
I'll see them again with Dream State later this year and I expect I'll have a clearer idea of them then. Apparently their bassist left the band not long after this show so things may be markedly different next time but the future does indeed look bright for these lads.
Some gigs you just shouldn't go to. Sometimes a band is way passed its best. Sometimes they have an off day. Sometimes they're overrated and overhyped and sometimes they just suck.
I should not have gone to this gig.
Not for any of the above reasons. I shouldn't have gone because I was ill. Really ill. The night before I felt it creeping in and by the time I was on the train I had a fever, a terrible sore throat and the shakes. Apparently my temperature was just under 39 degrees!!
I apologise to everyone I encountered that night as I probably ruined the rest of the week for you.
On the flip side, with enough alcohol you can get through it.
It's hard for me to judge how good the evening was. The company was good, as was the pub, and Parting Gift had drawn enough of a crowd to pack the venue out. We pretty much missed the supports but I recall a sense that the headliners were under some expectation. People are willing this band to succeed and they appear to have good connections - an upcoming tour with Dream State beckons.
I remember they were loud and although the sound mix wasn't great their presence on the stage made up for it in many ways - each member giving it their all. They debuted a new song, which was rather lost on me since I didn't know the others any better. Their set was around 35 mins long and appeared to consist of all their songs. The crowd wasn't exactly a seething, sweaty mass but neither was it static and sections were clearly adoring the performance but I did get the feeling they will onlybe palying bigger venues from now on.
As I said earlier I cannot really tell how good they were but through my fuzzy head, blurry eyes and shivering I remember approving thoughts.
I'll see them again with Dream State later this year and I expect I'll have a clearer idea of them then. Apparently their bassist left the band not long after this show so things may be markedly different next time but the future does indeed look bright for these lads.
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