{"id":29895,"date":"2023-03-09T11:42:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T11:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=29895"},"modified":"2023-03-09T11:42:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T11:42:42","slug":"gig-review-vertigo-flowers-at-the-shed-saturday-4th-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/gig-review-vertigo-flowers-at-the-shed-saturday-4th-march-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Gig review – Vertigo Flowers at The Shed, Saturday 4th March 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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with HYMN and Satisfaction<\/h2>\n

Reviewed by Chris Swirles<\/a><\/p>\n

I arrived at the venue unfashionably early to a small crowd already gathering at the entrance. My first observation was that at the tender age of just 35, I was significantly older than every other attendee at the gig. Regardless, there was a palpable excitement in the air and people were discussing the night’s line-up with bated breath, 3 bands which I had never seen before and had little to no knowledge.<\/p>\n

Once the doors eventually opened (it wouldn\u2019t be a real gig if it wasn’t running at least 15 minutes behind schedule would it?) Satisfaction<\/strong> (I assume a nod to the Rolling Stones classic) took the stage and woke the room up with a lively rendition of The Beatles’ Get Back<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I should have taken the hint from the guitarist’s flared jeans that the band had heavy 60s influences, this shone through as the band performed a set of both covers and originals all with their own stripped-back, psychedelic sound, booming bass, jangly guitar and seemingly a young Keith Moon at the back keeping a tight metronome.<\/p>\n

Up next were HYMN<\/strong>. This was their first gig, but you wouldn\u2019t know it watching them play as they have the confidence of a band that has been performing together for years. A booming bass with driving drums opened up the set, followed by the heavily distorted grungey guitar and emotional vocals delivered in a seemingly disinterested tone. Grunge, Midwest Emo, Post-Hardcore and Shoegaze influences all combine seamlessly to create HYMN’s sound.<\/p>\n

If I heard this band on a cassette tape, I would swear it is taken directly from the 1990s, and that\u2019s no bad thing. I\u2019ll definitely be keeping an eye out for these guys going forward.<\/p>\n

Finally, Vertigo Flowers<\/strong> were up. The room was filled with a dreamy, atmospheric guitar and the crowd moved towards the stage, you could taste the excitement in the room from this group of teenagers, and quite frankly, I\u2019ve never felt so old.<\/p>\n

Once enough anticipation was in the air the band smashed into a set of covers and originals all with a teenage angst that I was accustomed to 20 years ago. The band’s distorted rhythm guitar was supported by a lead guitarist with a seemingly endless array of effects pedals creating a sound that could easily be the 3-way love child of Hell is for Heroes, Deftones and Killing Joke.<\/p>\n

Halfway through the set it was announced \u201cRight, we\u2019re going to move on to some heavier stuff now\u201d and they weren\u2019t wrong. After a few slightly more aggressive tracks (including a rowdy rendition of Deftones\u2019 Be Quiet and Drive<\/em>) the band changed gears once more and played a collection of more mellow tracks with more of a shoegaze vibe.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not entirely sure what I was expecting from the night, but as I have eluded to already, the bands filled me with a sense of nostalgia. Hearing each band have it\u2019s own strong influences from the past, putting their own twist on them, and then throwing it out there for a new generation to enjoy was great to see, be it Satisfaction\u2019s love of 60s Psychedelia, HYMN\u2019s 90\u2019s Post-Grunge feel or the early 2000\u2019s Nu-Metal vibes of Vertigo Flowers.<\/p>\n

One thing I can be sure of is if this is what the kids are listening to these days, the future of music is definitely in good hands.<\/p>\n

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