It’s been slightly less than a month since the Sydney punk duo of Kirsty Tickle and Jonathan Boulet were handpicked for this very same slot with the first half of this double A-side release. Now, they follow it up with the flip side, a cover of a deep cut by the electro-punk pioneers Suicide
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It was one of those wet, miserable Manchester evenings where everything feels a little slow. Walking up to the venue, the streets were shining from the rain, and the whole vibe was very “midweek gig” rather than some big dramatic event. Inside, the room was almost empty at first, no barrier, plenty of breathing space, the kind of show where you can wander right up to the stage without trying. It felt casual in a nice way. No pretense, no spectacle yet, just people drifting in with jackets still damp from outside. Despite the slow start, there was something warm about it. A small cluster gathered at the front, a few drinks clinked towards the back, and Josh B found himself settling into the atmosphere quite comfortably by the time the night’s openers began making their way to the stage.
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Okay so Jase W won’t lie, he feels like he’s had a somewhat difficult relationship with Of Mice & Men since their rather infamous split with Austin and the subsequent fall out from that. Not that he specifically wants to draw attention to that but their material since has often been quite hit and miss at times because it always felt like the band were pulling in different directions with some songs feeling like they wanted to potentially replicate Wage War and others with more pop-based core such as Caskets or more recent Bad Omens. Anyway with that out the way, he really cannot overstate how much ‘Another Miracle’ has made him go “fuck me!” throughout listening to it for the first few times.
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“You’re gonna need a glass of water, we’re gonna be here for a while.” Jase W thinks that’s the first line Ihe really heard from Ben Quad that stuck with him pretty hard, and they became part of this steadily building interest in Midwest emo that became ever greater as a love alongside bands like Arm’s Length and Sweet Pill. With the forthcoming tour of both of these and the chance to see Ben Quad do their stuff live, it’d be daft if JW didn’t have a huge interest in their new album, ‘Wisher’, dropping in the cold months of November but immediately warming his heart.
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The New York street punk revivalist gives us a taste of his rock ‘n’ roll flavoured juice with this second extract from his forthcoming new album, due to be released early next year.
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