The Cinematics have no sooner got on stage and they have already burst into
their first song ‘Sunday Sun’. As soon as Scott Rinning (lead
vocals, guitar) opens his mouth you instantly recognize a similar sounding
voice to the lead singer of The Editors. But as they get progress onto song
’Keep Forgetting’, it’s clear that the band has more get
up and go to outdo The Editors in the energy stakes threefold. To look at,
three out of four members are pint-sized, skinny Glaswegian lads with their
lead guitars and bass, with the slightly taller, older member on drums.
You’d be forgiven for thinking the band looks like a smaller, younger
version of Franz Ferdinand.
The Fleece is crammed to its excess with people who are listening attentively,
but the energy from the band simply does not reflect onto them, apart
from one crazed man on the front row who incessantly bounces for the entire
set, regardless of the pace of song. You can feel the hairs on the back
of your neck stand up when they launch into the slower, haunting ‘Human’.
Rinning pours every ounce of his emotion into his voice as he sings the
words ‘I’ve been breaking my back with the weight of your
heart’. The crowd looks like they are in some kind of zombie trance,
with bassist Adam Goemans sultrily swaying his hips around softly with
his guitar. But before the crowd mellows down too much, the band plays
‘Break’ and for the first time of the night, the crowd actually
goes a little bit crazy. Well, at the front, anyway. Being a previous
single, it’s obvious that this is the only track that most of the
crowd has actually heard before, with some of them even mouthing the words.
The band has the ability to flit between upbeat, fast-paced indie rock
to melodic songs with the greatest of ease. One thing that remains throughout
their entire set is the energy and enthusiasm that they put into it, regardless
of the somewhat subdued audience, which serves to demonstrate the raw
passion they have for their music. The biggest star of the night goes
to Rinning who oozes charisma and pure intensity in his voice to the point
that a vein on his neck looks fit to burst.
The youthful stature of the band is summed up when they dedicate song
‘Chase’ to their friend backstage who wasn’t allowed
into the venue because he was underage. The band are young, they are new,
but there is no doubt that their talent is developed and mature beyond
their years.
Review By Fiona
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