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dropping some choice hip-shakers.
And so, with the echoes of Chaka
Demus & Pliers still in our ears,
we allowed ourselves to be swept
outside on a swell of euphoria that
marked the end of the evening,
turning for one last look as the doors
of the great renovated warehouse
space swung shut: a very satisfying
Liverpool Music Week 2011.
As seen by Christopher Torpey,
Jonny Davis, N.Philip, Pete Charles,
Ellie Witt, Natalie Williams, Matt
Healy, Dan Owens and Tilly Sharp
YOUNG LEGIONNAIRE
Apple Canon – Wet Mouth
Wingwalker @ The Shipping Forecast
WET MOUTH: a vibrant new fragrance
brought to you by some of Liverpool’s
finest imports. A body of off-kilter
melodies is coupled with splashes
of youthful exuberance to result in
a satisfying aroma that refrains from
being too obtrusive. Armed to the
teeth with their Sonic-Youth-isms, the
quartet staple symbolist lyricism to
quirky alt. indie music that radiates
earnestness. Their performance may
be somewhat subdued; however
confidence and ability are just a
couple of choice words that are sure
to play a major role in their promising
future.
Peeling back the layers of their
customary aesthetic by ditching the
apple-esque attire is a bold move for
APPLE CANNON, as they are renowned renowned
for their tongue-in-cheek attitude attitude
and and ironic ironic swagger; however, their
madcap antics antics and riff-tastic aptitude
denounce any notions of the band
being purely novelty. Although their
dry dry humour is very very much still still present,
it’s their potent form of ‘thrash ‘thrash n roll’
that that retains the audience’s attention.
Crisis Works has been one of the
most overlooked albums of 2011; its
aural aural savagery is matched only by its
astounding dynamics and emotional
impact. It’s no wonder then, that
YOUNG LEGIONNAIRE have finally
earned their first headline tour on on the
back of such such a magnificent magnificent venture. venture.
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Reviews
Their last Liverpool jaunt was playing
second fiddle to Fucked Up for Sound
City; however, this time around they’re
primed for the centre stage. The
crowd are welcomed to the fray with
a flurry of enthusiasm, translated
via via the band’s disregard for auditory
comfort, as heavy-hitters Twin Victory
and Numbers flood out of their amps
straight down the audience’s waiting
ears. As Paul Mullen Mullen thrashes about
the stage like like a caged tiger, his his energy
is tangible, which considering the
technicality required for his band’s
songs, combined with the fact that
he’s the sole guitarist, is is an an incredible
feat. Young Legionnaire will have to
work hard to escape their histories
(Yourcodenameis:Milo (Yourcodenameis:Milo and The The
Automatic), but but it’s their identity from
those histories that shape this quite
magnificent magnificent band; a band whose whose raw
Young Legionnaire (Michael Sheerin)
does exactly what it says on the tin
and provides a flourishing Thursday
night event at Mello Mello which
attracts familiar faces and curious
observers every time. It can lay
serious claim to be Liverpool’s most
popular midweek gig night.
Part of the event’s charm is that
it gives a platform to acts that have
something a little bit different about
them. The word is that tonight’s
first band, York’s THE CHACERS, are
all bank managers by day. They go
about their set with honesty and
finesse, warming up with a collection
of simple guitar pop songs with
familiar subject matter. You Only
Want Me When You’re Down sits
somewhere between The Beautiful
South and Elvis Costello, and despite
the band uneasily uneasily propping up a bill
which includes snotty punk vixens
THE THE SMEARS, they hold their own. If
nothing else, The Chacers are a damn
sight more polite.
The punk-o-meter gets gets an earnest
crank with second act THE VERMIN
SUICIDES, who comprise a number number of
familiar faces on the Liverpool punk
scene. Bassist Bassist Alec Joyce is rocking
a Mexican look, resplendent in
sombrero and impressive handlebar
moustache (which is is back by popular
demand). Tony T, best known as
talent and intelligent song-writing
drummer with scene stalwarts
abilities result in a product that is
The Dead Class, seamlessly blends
much, much greater than the sum of
rockabilly snare beats and half-step
its previous parts. It just goes to prove
dub to inject a slinky, danceable ska
that a healthy healthy dose of post-hardcore
post-hardcore groove into their bog standard first-
can cure anyone’s ills, even those
wave punk format. A readiness readiness to
with a severe severe case of nostalgia.
delve delve into punk’s subsidiary channels
Samuel Garlick is is integral integral to the appeal of this band.
Not content to just be another another three-
THE SMEARS
The Vermin Suicides - The Chacers
chord punk band, band, they give a varied
and consummate performance.
Now, drag The Bangles through
Free Rock and Roll @ Mello Mello a hedge backwards, dip them in gin
and put them in a steel cage with
Any budding promoters out there Hole, and you’ve got Nottingham’s
looking for a clever name for their The Smears. Sassy and stilletoed,
gig night should take heed that you they power through thirty thirty minutes
needn’t be a seasoned wordsmith to of larynx-busting, grunge-flecked
get bums on seats, you you just need to punk rock poison which, despite
be honest about what you’re trying two members of the band being
to achieve. Free Rock and Roll, a bi- stupefyingly drunk, is carried carried off off with with
weekly event now in its third year, unerring precision throughout. Tune-