A LIVE REVIEW OF FALSE HEADS' SINGLE LAUNCH AT DINGWALLS - 05/03/2018
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| Luke at Dingwalls. Photo credit to Elliot Neal Photographic. |
I took myself down to London for the
single launch of False Heads’ latest track ‘Retina’
where they graced the stage of Camden’s Dingwalls for weekly club night, Cherry Cola Club.
From the first time I saw Luke
Griffiths (lead vocalist & guitarist), Jake Elliott (bassist)
and Barney
Nash (drummer & backing vocalist) back in August of last year,
since that gig they quickly became one of my favourite live bands and since
then, they have become one of my favourite bands in general. Meaning when I
found out about this release show I knew this was a gig I needed to get to as I
knew it was going to be one of those ‘I was there’ kind of shows.
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| Jake at Dingwalls. Photo credit to Elliot Neal Photographic. |
Ahead of the band even stepping on
stage, the anticipation which filled the air was clear from the off and was
only set to be confimed further as soon as they took tot the stage and were met
with a sea of cheers which highlighted perfectly just how many people in the
crowd were beyond ready for what they were about to witness.
Right from the off, you could tell
exactly how the gig was going to go on. This was without a doubt one of the
rowdiest of all the False Heads gigs I have been to and this is something that
in the future, I hope that all gigs of theirs are like.
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| Barney at Dingwalls. Photo credit to Elliot Neal Photographic |
Throwing an instantly abrasive sound out
there, the raucousness radiating from the stage was soon reciprocated by the
audience by way of a hell of a lot of jumping around and a pit forming, which
at one point caused myself to fall to the ground which goes to show just how
crazy it was in the ground floor of Dingwalls
that night (shout out to the lovely humans who quickly helped me back to my
feet).
Presenting an array of their most loved
tunes from ‘Twentynothing’ to ‘Retina’ - the latest single of which the
gig was for right through to ‘Slew’.
Their audacious nature poured out more and more through each song through each
song.
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| Luke in the crowd. Photo credit to Elliot Neal Photographic |
Luke
and Jake equal
in their ability to throw themselves around the stage show perfectly well how
they maintain their boisterous stage presence and overactive movements through
every second of the performance. Joint with the nothing short of hammering the
drums from Barney, the trio are infectious in every beat produced.
Making sure he enters the space of the audience
to get up close and person at least once, Luke was soon to ensure his face met
with those who faced him as he plunged in way into the audience and began sharing
the mic.
At every moment throughout the gig, the
audience were under the command of the band. Particularly when they requested
everyone take to the ground – something which everything instantly did,
allowing the build-up to be even bigger and as everyone rose again, the drop with
the track excessively jumpier.
The whole set was impeccably played out.
It was everything you would expect from not only a DIY punk-rock band but it
was everything people have come to know that they can expect from the elusive
and volatile False Heads.
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They’re getting to a point were things
are becoming increasingly exciting now, going from supporting The Libertines to playing alongside Josh Homme and Band of Skulls at A Peaceful
Noise, then recently playing their first shows overseas in both Belgium and
Paris before soon enough they will be taking to the stage of Croatia’s INMusic
festival alongside Queens of the Stone
Age, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and
Interpol etc and because of this, they
are definitely ones to watch as they are beginning to explode.
You can catch them in the UK as they
play two upcoming announced dates, you should also keep an eye out for future announced
dates.
31st March – The Lending
Room, Leeds
2nd June – Camden Rocks
Festival, London
You can digitally download and stream retina everywhere now and you can do that here.
It is also available to buy on vinyl and CD here.
Written by Sophie.
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