Tonight The Tunnels was graced by the presence of Scottish rock outfit Sucioperro, now on their third album proper, a band with a sound that has evolved with each release. Tonight was set to be worth not missing.First on tonight was Inverness-based act He Slept On 57. Playing a set which encompassed tracks from their two EPs – Turn Your Back On All We Know and A Glow From The Night Light – their indie-rock sounds went down well with the gig-goers who had come down early enough to see them.
Second to take to the stage tonight were Paisley rockers Carnivores, who steamed through a high-octane set of hard-hitting rock. They have some damn catchy hooks and nice heavy riffs all intertwined into some very intelligent rock songs. They are ones to watch.
Farewell Singapore played tonight without their singer, who had to pull out at short notice: something which was always going to be a massive set back. However, they got on with the set well, with guitarist Jon Arburthnott stepping up to lead vocal duties. Singing songs designed for a female singer is always going to be tough for a male and it ended up sounding a bit off, but Jon’s effort was very commendable given the short notice. Unexpectedly half way through the set, Avoid The Morning’s Aaron Robertson took to the stage to help out with vocal duties, contributing to a couple of songs, and then leaving Jon to finish the set.
Sucioperro finally graced the staged and launched into recent album opener Running From All That Doesn’t Tempt You. Sucio were straight into it, singer and guitarist JP Reid instantly took in tonight’s crowd with his passion and energy. They are such a tight band and watching them you can see each member feeding off the energy of the others, making them an unstoppable musical force that you cannot help but be drawn in by.
Seeing a man with so much passion for what he does go on to admit he has become ‘a nervous wreck’ as a result of recent media comparisons is something that was slightly disheartening. JP continued to address the crowd telling them ‘we don’t make money out this’, a sentence that could be repeated by most touring bands up and down the country, which is now a sad fact. JP continued on to tell the crowd how they didn’t know when they would be able to tour again. It is a sad moment when you see a band with so much passion being beat up in all directions by the industry.
Sucio are a band you really must hand it too though, where most bands from their ‘scene’ have thrown the towel in at some point for various reasons: Reuben, Aereogramme and, most recently, Oceansize. Sucio have managed to hold it together and stick it through. I really hope that their always valiant effort pays off for them, as going by tonight’s performance they deserve much better than they get.
Sucioperro finally graced the staged and launched into recent album opener Running From All That Doesn’t Tempt You. Sucio were straight into it, singer and guitarist JP Reid instantly took in tonight’s crowd with his passion and energy. They are such a tight band and watching them you can see each member feeding off the energy of the others, making them an unstoppable musical force that you cannot help but be drawn in by.
Seeing a man with so much passion for what he does go on to admit he has become ‘a nervous wreck’ as a result of recent media comparisons is something that was slightly disheartening. JP continued to address the crowd telling them ‘we don’t make money out this’, a sentence that could be repeated by most touring bands up and down the country, which is now a sad fact. JP continued on to tell the crowd how they didn’t know when they would be able to tour again. It is a sad moment when you see a band with so much passion being beat up in all directions by the industry.
Sucio are a band you really must hand it too though, where most bands from their ‘scene’ have thrown the towel in at some point for various reasons: Reuben, Aereogramme and, most recently, Oceansize. Sucio have managed to hold it together and stick it through. I really hope that their always valiant effort pays off for them, as going by tonight’s performance they deserve much better than they get.
Not letting things get them down, Sucio continued on through the set playing mainly older material, with the occasional taster of the most recent album thrown in. The contrast between the older, slightly heavier material and newer poppier (but still heavy) material worked perfectly. Finishing on debut album’s The Final Confessions Of Mabel Stark, the band promised ‘we will be back… we just don’t know when’. Well, let us hope it is not too long.
Sucioperro played:
Running From All That Doesn’t Tempt You
Threads
Tem V Com
Grace And Out Of Me
Don’t Change( What You Can Understand)
Dialog On The 2
Hate Filters
The Crushing Of The Little People
Reflexes Of The Dead
I Have Reached My Limit
I Jumped Into The Heart Of A Black Situation
Random Acts Of Intimacy
Conception Territory
The Final Confessions Of Mabel Stark
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