Sucioperro / Alamos (co-headline)

Scottish cities such as Edinburgh and Glasgow have always had a history of producing many a great band, but it’s always been a mystery why the east of Scotland has had such a poor strike-rate in producing big names. However, there are plenty of bands ready to take a step up out of the big venues in the area, and tonight two of the most promising bands co-headline a show in the heart of Dundee.

The night starts with a promising support slot from Juliet Kilo, who tear their way through their bleak yet epic indie-rock. Despite showing many moments of real originality, they can be weighed down by some songs being a little on the long side, but with time, they have a chance of turning out to be something extremely special indeed.

The first of the two co-headliners also hail from Dundee, the melodic punk group Alamos. In the past few months, Alamos have improved beyond all recognition, playing with a huge amount of energy and passion, and with their new bassist now possess two frontmen with a great on-stage chemistry. The songs now sound electrifyingly huge, and promise very good things on their upcoming second album to be produced by Pixies cohort Gil Norton.

Previous singles ‘Photograph It’ and ‘Small Ships’ now snarl with aggression, and set closer ‘Kill Baby Kill’ could well turn out to be their ‘Debaser’, with a stupidly addictive riff, and lyrics merging on the non-sensical climaxing in a huge scream of “KILL MY BABY KILL!”. It’s heavy enough to mosh to, yet with a deft touch that makes it possible to dance to, something which means that Alamos deserve to get a chance touring bigger venues supporting more well known artists, as when they’re on form, they are a hell of a force to be reckoned with.

Finishing up the night are Sucioperro, who having recently released the album ‘Random Acts of Intimacy’ on the all-round fabby record label Captains Of Industry are enjoying a wave of glowing reports on both their live show and recorded material.

Opening with ‘The Crushing Of The Little People’ and ‘Wolf Carnival’, it’s instantly clear that the inevitable Biffy Clyro comparisons are extremely lazy, they have a much more melodic edge, and new single ‘The Drop’ is the sort of thing that the rock TV channels are crying out for – instant, clever and stupidly fun.

Highlights of the set are their debut single ‘Dialog on the 2’, ‘Imitation Heaven’ and the final two songs of the night ‘I Don’t Hate It, I Accept It’ and ‘The Final Confessions of Mabel Stark’, showcasing tight musicianship merging with a new found confidence which gives the new material played tonight the claws to go for the mainstream jugular.

Despite what certain music publications may lead you to believe, the city of Dundee and surrounding regions are about much more than just The View, and with scores of even newer bands snapping at the heels of the bands playing tonight, it’s easy to see right now why it’s so good up North-East.

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