Shutter & Support (Live), 13th Note Cafe, Glasgow
Support – Redword & Ocean Fracture
16/01/09
I’ve not had a good start to the year, some 16 days into 2009 I still hadn’t been anywhere near live music of any description (I refuse to include the dreadful Cabaret act I had the pleasure of witnessing on New Year’s Eve). Something clearly had to be done about this and a quick glance at the venue listings for Glasgow revealed very slim pickings. Roddy Woomble attempting to prove he’s Scotland answer to Michael Stipe over at the ABC or three young bands performing at the run-down 13th Note Café. I opted for the latter.
</i>, I have a sneaking suspicion they’re not long out of primary school. Or am I just getting older? A quartet from Inverclyde, Redword blur the line between Prog and Post-Hardcore throwing in extra helpings of Mike Patton-esque weirdness for good measure too. There’s plenty of light and shade in their mix, where ethereal keyboards mingle with crunching riffs along with several quirky time signatures. Kudos to the drummer/vocalist who performed his two duties admirably even after his drum stool broke! There’s a lot of promise here, but Redword could or should be much tighter as a band. A good few sloppy exchanges during songs led me to conclude that they’re trying to run before they can walk.</p>
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