Sunset Rubdown are a band that don't come around that often, with such a unique and catchy sound I jumped at the chance to see these guys showcase material from their new material in the newly reopened and refurbished Garage which, despite now having a ridiculous sponsor (it is now called the 'Relentless' Garage) is a great little venue.
After an uninspired set by support act Oh Ruin, in which the crowd were more concerned about continuing their conversations than anything going on up on stage,
Sunset Rubdown appear on stage and plough straight into a number of the big songs from their recent album 'Dragonslayer,' belting out songs such as the epic 'Idiot Heart' and 'Black Swan' which just sounded great live and also managed to engage the crowd (which by the look of the crowd would have been a pretty hard task) to the point where the front of the venue was awash with indie kids dancing their asses off and left the rest of the extremely packed crowd watching on in amazement.
Most of the set consisted of the new album which, although a great album was a little disappointing they only played one or two from the phenomenal 'Random Spirit Lover' although when they finally played 'Mending Of The Gown' I felt pretty fulfilled.
I was surprised how busy the Garage got on this extremely wet and windy Tuesday night, it's encouraging to know that so many people are starting to cotton on to the greatness of these guys and the roof leaking being sandwiched between literally the biggest man I've ever seen at a gig and a Woman who can only be described as 'The Scottish Widow on acid' that didn't distract from a belter of a gig.
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