JAWS live at The Joiners Southampton
09/12/2015
Since supporting fellow Birmingham-based indie bands like
Swim Deep and Peace, JAWS have progressed significantly, creating a diverse
sound and enhancing their live shows. On Wednesday the 9th of
December they played the Joiners in Southampton and only enhanced the
aforementioned credentials.
Amongst the sea of denim shirts and skinny jeans stands the
Joiners stage where in a few moments JAWS will blow the roof off the venue. The
set begins with a new song. ‘What we haven’t got yet” which harks back to the
band’s debut album “Be Slowly” full of great indie-pop hits. From the first
couple of songs it’s clear that the band are great musicians. The guitars are
melodic, intricate and have a really nice summery twang to them. The drums are
solid, and the bass holds everything together. This all comes to a head when the
band treat the audience to ‘Toucan Surf’ a track form their “Milkshake” EP. The
floor begins to shake as the crowd started to seriously get in to the music. As
the pace of the night is slowed with the harmonic “Think too much feel little”
JAWS show us that whilst catchy two and a half minute indie-pop songs are all
well and good, it’s great to have those subtle tracks which add depth to the
bands live shows.
The highlight of the night arguably is the run of song
leading up to the climax. ‘Be Slowly’ the perfect accompaniment to a summers
afternoon lights up the dingy joiners, before another new track ‘Bad Company’
completely changes the mood. It’s a heavy and grunge-tinted song which shows
the band in a new light. Gone are the summery guitars and in their place come
distorted guitars which don’t lack any bite at all.
With a new album recorded and ready to go, JAWS are a band
definitely on the rise and with live shows that are as polished as a band who
have been on the road for 20 years, the future looks bright for the band.
All photos taken by me.
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