We were very excited to have The Paper Chase in town. They are in the UK at the moment as they are playing ATP this weekend.Shield Your Eyes have not had a bad word said against them so far in their short existence. They play a messy, noisy, gloriously shouty/mathy set. Stef's unique guitar howls inter spliced with heavy handed picking and thrashes make their set absoloutely captivating.
On with the show
and with Geordi La Force. GLF is one man, one laptop, one guitar and lots of noise! He seems determined to bring the riff back into fashion and his spikey chords and twiddling riffs dazzle and confuse the crowd all at once, but in a good way! His set is a mixture of jazz, metal and 80s rock. Fascinating.One Unique Signal have played for us many a time before. They have a way of really making a venue burst with the sound of their rocking layered guitars. Their set is intense and they create a ruckus ambiance.
The Paper Chase are mild-mannered, unassuming guys from Texas. Who would've known how intense and impassioned they become once they hit the stage. John Congleton's off-kilter vocals fit well with the shapes he pulls to the tense and abrasive music. There's something really disturbing about their sound but there's a melody in its underbelly, which keeps heads boobing and bodies rocking. You cannot deny that they write bloody excellent songs and they play a set comprised of some of their best moments from "Hide The Kitchen Knives" and "Now You Are One Of Us".
And with that, we're off to the Cro Bar to share some drinks and toast a birthday! If you didn't get the chance to catch The Paper Chase on their tour or at ATP, then make sure you do soon. They're a force to be reckoned with on stage and a live band you won't forget too soon.
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