I hadn’t originally been all that fussed about going, I caught Brand New at Reading where the fog rolling across the stage and the light wind blowing guitarist Vincent Accardi’s hair around created an appropriate atmosphere for Brand New’s extended melodic songs.
I rarely see support bands these days but I turned up early for tonight’s line up, Thrice were up first and pint in hand they were good, a couple of songs from “The Artist in the Ambulance” including the title track made for a good set. They seemed comfortable in the large setting but ended with a whiney number which I think was a mistake, they could have shaken the timbers with something a little harder. Sticks in the memory better that way.
Next up and hugely anticipated by some of the audience was Glassjaw. Daryl came on stage and took off his jacket and proceeded to jump around and scream for all his Crohn’s worth. Glassjaw are an amazing unit and for me their music remains vital, we are approaching eight years since “Worship and Tribute” and the follow up is almost too late the wait and hype has gotten to a point where anything they produce might disappoint.
Beyond that it was great to see them again. The band all play in a line at the front of the stage with the drummer side on to the audience. Justin Beck is an amazing guitarist and while many of his contemporaries would probably through themselves around playing Glassjaw’s chugging riffs he simple stands on the spot and bops and sways to the rhythm in full control. A sweet set includes "Tip Your Bartender" and "Siberian Kiss". There's some footage from Saturday on youtube with snippets (heavily distorted sound) of "El Mark", "Ape Dos Mil" and "Siberian Kiss".
Finally the main act appeared, Brand New played a great set pulling songs from all four albums, with smiles all round for the songs from “Your Favorite Weapon” to the glum glee for “The Devil Ad God Are Raging Inside Me”. Its the 2006 lbum that is my favourite, from the slow intro of “Sowing Season (Yeah)” to the plaintiff “Degausser” and the buzz of the “The Archer's Bows Are Broken". New album “Daisy” also got an airing and blended in well. Its nice to see a band whose sound has changed so much over the course of their eight years still have a place for their songs across their set. There was no great stage events, no pyro, just simple lighting and a good set. I thought the crowd was a little subdued, many who were sitting remained in their seats, there was no pit, just happy fans having their “must play” lists all ticked off. again there's a bunch of footage on youtube, none of it particularly good, but worth a look if you're curious.
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