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Mouthwash, Sonic Boom Six, The Skints, Chris Murray
The Prince Albert Brighton
Saturday 20th February 2010 - 7:30PMReviewed by AmyR | 22/02/2010 - 6:53PM
Drink in hand I made my way up the stairs of Brighton’s Prince Albert, and before entering the venue saw the sign stating that due to injury Random Hand had to pull out of the evening’s gig, but to fill in for them are Manchester ska-punks Sonic Boom Six. Not sure whether I’m bummed or stoked about this, I settled for contentment and wandered into the tiny venue.
To start off the evening are London based five-piece, Mouthwash, rocking the flat-peak caps and ska tunes. Their set consisted of songs new and old, playing ‘That Girl’ and ‘No Fear’ – amongst others – from their album ‘True Stories’. The crowd loved them, the venue having filled up a fair bit already, and moved along to this alternative ska band. They ended their set with a somewhat risky cover of Minor Threat’s ‘I Don’t Wanna Hear It’, leaving their audience sweaty and satisfied.
After another round of drinks, Sonic Boom Six filled the room with ‘City Of Thieves’, a brilliant teaser to open their set with. They bombed their way through their short set, reeling off hits old and new, ‘Through The Eyes Of A Child’, ‘While You Were Sleeping’ and ‘Sound of a Revolution’ to name a few, had the crowd moving throughout. Their fast, upbeat ska, with a cleverly blended mash of hip-hop was spot-on this evening, they didn’t miss a beat right through to the last note of ‘Piggy In The Middle’.
After yet another visit to the bar downstairs, I returned to find the room filled with the blissful sound of The Skints. The East London reggae band got the packed out venue moving tonight with an enviable amount of ease. The music flowed through the crowd smoother than the beer consumed throughout the night, the bar was raised and the mood set. They played through crowd favourites such as ‘Murderer’ and ‘Roanna’s Song’, with front woman Marcia bringing several instruments to the stage (sax, melodica, flute...) all accompanied by a fantastic voice. This band is not to be missed: a young, modern reggae-punk band, heaving with talent and definitely on their way up.
I was a little bit miffed to find that by the time Chris Murray lifted himself and his acoustic guitar onto the stage, the crowd had thinned out considerably. This didn’t deter him or his fans who took this as an opportunity to use the extra space for, yep you guessed it, skanking. The limbs were moving in time with his beautiful voice, which was accompanied tonight by Jamie (drums) and Jon (bass) from The Skints. He sang and smiled, while the crowd drank and danced through his short set, including ‘Ex-Darling’, ‘Switchblade To Soul’, ‘Home’ and ‘I Need Water’. A genuine talented musician, he interacted with his audience brilliantly, and stood with such an air of grace upon the small stag I can’t help but think he must have played a few shows in his time. As the night drew to an end and the last note rung out from ‘We Do The Ska’, I thought to myself, we certainly did.
To start off the evening are London based five-piece, Mouthwash, rocking the flat-peak caps and ska tunes. Their set consisted of songs new and old, playing ‘That Girl’ and ‘No Fear’ – amongst others – from their album ‘True Stories’. The crowd loved them, the venue having filled up a fair bit already, and moved along to this alternative ska band. They ended their set with a somewhat risky cover of Minor Threat’s ‘I Don’t Wanna Hear It’, leaving their audience sweaty and satisfied.
After another round of drinks, Sonic Boom Six filled the room with ‘City Of Thieves’, a brilliant teaser to open their set with. They bombed their way through their short set, reeling off hits old and new, ‘Through The Eyes Of A Child’, ‘While You Were Sleeping’ and ‘Sound of a Revolution’ to name a few, had the crowd moving throughout. Their fast, upbeat ska, with a cleverly blended mash of hip-hop was spot-on this evening, they didn’t miss a beat right through to the last note of ‘Piggy In The Middle’.
After yet another visit to the bar downstairs, I returned to find the room filled with the blissful sound of The Skints. The East London reggae band got the packed out venue moving tonight with an enviable amount of ease. The music flowed through the crowd smoother than the beer consumed throughout the night, the bar was raised and the mood set. They played through crowd favourites such as ‘Murderer’ and ‘Roanna’s Song’, with front woman Marcia bringing several instruments to the stage (sax, melodica, flute...) all accompanied by a fantastic voice. This band is not to be missed: a young, modern reggae-punk band, heaving with talent and definitely on their way up.
I was a little bit miffed to find that by the time Chris Murray lifted himself and his acoustic guitar onto the stage, the crowd had thinned out considerably. This didn’t deter him or his fans who took this as an opportunity to use the extra space for, yep you guessed it, skanking. The limbs were moving in time with his beautiful voice, which was accompanied tonight by Jamie (drums) and Jon (bass) from The Skints. He sang and smiled, while the crowd drank and danced through his short set, including ‘Ex-Darling’, ‘Switchblade To Soul’, ‘Home’ and ‘I Need Water’. A genuine talented musician, he interacted with his audience brilliantly, and stood with such an air of grace upon the small stag I can’t help but think he must have played a few shows in his time. As the night drew to an end and the last note rung out from ‘We Do The Ska’, I thought to myself, we certainly did.
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