First of all, I would like to apologise profusely for my lack of posts the past week. The past week has been 'exam week' and I've been so busy revising for my A Levels I couldn't full dedicate myself to posting for you all. The good news is that my last exam was this morning, so I am now free! Normal blogging standards will commence straight away, hope you enjoy!
Last Monday I went to see The Family Rain in Stockton; I first discovered The Family Rain on Twitter thanks to @NME, and when I found out they were headlining a tour round the corner from my hometown, I couldn't resist! I've posted a gig review of The Family Rain for 'A Music Blog, Yea?', which you can check out here.
The support act at the gig was a local band called Musket, who reside in nearby Billingham. Their rocky vibes were perfect for getting us all in the mood for The Family Rain, and really added to the authentic mood The Green Room provided; it felt like you were a part of something special as you experienced new, raw music stripped to its core.
The Green Room is a really quirky venue tucked away on the banks of the river Tees, hidden in the corner of a little cobbled courtyard. The room itself was no bigger than a living room, but the intimacy created due to this just emphasised the magic you feel at a gig. The walls were covered in album artwork and gig posters from previous acts who had performed there, and I was particularly intrigued by the sound system desk which was fashioned by a collection of vintage vinyls overlapping each other.
With such a small space, you can only begin to imagine the effect the heavy percussion of Musket's set had; it seemed to ricochet off the walls and right through you! The power in each track was striking and so vivid I can still feel the atmosphere.
My favourite track of the Musket set was Your Mine, which is available on their SoundCloud page. The fragmented beat works brilliantly with the semi-synthetic vocals to give a really edgy overtone, and I particularly love how heavy the percussion gets in the chorus, overpowering the vocals and forcing you to tap your foot along! The vocals had an overriding darkness to them, which was so compelling and addictive that I had to listen to the tracks on SoundCloud as soon as I got home from the gig.
The Last Time is another really memorable song from the gig. For this song, the two members of Musket swapped roles. I was astonished and so impressed at the way they could interchange from vocals/guitar to drums with such ease. To master all three is no mean feat, and it gives the band something unique. The two distinct sounds are equally as good, and ensure a variety necessary to keep interest; the tone in The Last Time is a lot more chilled and upbeat in comparison to the heaviness of Your Mine.
I was really disappointed at the lack of tracks available on the internet for this band, as their sound is so intriguing I want to listen to it and explore it for hours. Their Twitter feed does promise new tracks soon, however, so I will keep a look out and let you know as soon as I hear anything!
You can check out their tracks on SoundCloud here; despite there only being two songs on there, they're both really good songs!
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