Words originally for DIY Magazine
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| L-R: Jimi Wheelwright, James Allix, Jamie Hall |
It’s
the fourth night of the Mapped Out tour presented by DIY and Generator with
Tigercub and Bellevue Days; having already played Exeter, Bristol and
Stowmarket, tonight’s venue is the Arts Club in Norwich.
Gloomy
rockers Bellevue Days have a dark eccentricity about them. Their performance
tonight is raw and intimate; a metropolitan Jamie T-like vigour runs through
their set, all blank faces and play-it-cools on the crust but bubbling and
frenzied beneath. Raw anecdotes about drugs, sex, and the odd car crash are
delivered casually, but the hard-hitting lyrics speak for themselves. An
endearing charm can be added to their résumé too: besides their gritty
songwriting talents, it seems you could easily sit down with each of them for a
pint and a storytelling session free of charge. “In amongst the anarchy you’ll
find something new”, they howl, on Something New.
As the
lights dim, not a split second passes before the echoic hall of Norwich Arts
Centre is pounded by the gnarly riffs and beefy bass of headliners Tigercub.
Vocalist Jamie Hall orchestrates the chaos; anyone who’s experienced a Tigercub
show will be more than familiar with his looming stage presence. Between upbeat
quips to his audience, he broods intensely over pedal manoeuvres and delicious,
blood-soaked solos under a crimson light. Flanking him, mutton-chopped
bandicoot Jimi Wheelwright would look as comfortable starring in a Western as
he is a Brighton-based rock band. He prowls around the stage, adding a feral
growl to each song. The band’s newer material sounds more scatty and upbeat
versus better-known numbers, but a thunderous quality still ties the show
together. Few deliver such a refined barrage of anarchy as Tigercub, who, with
a debut record in the making, are no doubt set for bigger things.
Tigercub's Repressed Semantics EP is out now.
Facebook: Tigercub / Bellevue Days
Twitter: Tigercub / Bellevue Days
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