Rad Riders
Friday night saw Sydney lads Red Riders play Neverland Bar, as part of their single release tour for 'You've Got A Lotta Nerve', the first track to be released from the forthcoming 'Drown In Colour' record.
Opening band, The Delta Riggs absolutely smashed it last night. I don’t think anyone could have expected different after last week’s legendary performance. This band is doing exactly what needs to be done, bringing the spirit of rock and roll right back to where it never should have left in the first place. The band showed no signs of fatigue as they ploughed through their set like a train with no breaks. These guys prove that Australia really does put Garage Rock on the map (The Saints, Radio Birdman, The Scientists) and that they are the next grade-A export. It’s exactly what this country’s music scene needs at the moment. The times are calling for this music, as they always should of. Hopefully it takes over the greasy, spray-tanned electro bullshit that is plaguing the radio waves at this daft point in time.
The beauty of last night is that we as an audience were treated with the pleasure of getting two sides of the rock and roll coin. The other side of this coin being Red Riders. We caught up with Alex and Brad before the gig and they were the most enthusiastic act we’ve ever done. They told us about their beginnings and influences all while being completely light hearted. The boys also spoke about the new album, filming the clip for 'Y.G.A.L.O.N' and talked shit about hair colour and wearing the same clothes for 18 days straight. Their enthusiasm proved well in the much-anticipated set. These guys magnificently gave the audience a tour of their angular but euphoric tones. They played a few tracks from the upcoming album mixed in with some of the classics from 2006’s “Replica Replica”. Their sound is reminiscent of the best times of the fabled “old” Bloc Party. (When they used to be amazing.) In saying this however, the Sydney boys have created their own sound that is gaining an ever-growing fan base. Front man Alex Grigg carried his voice with such halcyon and melody that it replicated studio recordings and then some. Through his delivery and presence i could not help but shake the thought of a young dylan! There were a few dancy, rock numbers, which were driven by Tom Wallace’s fantastic drumming that put grins on faces and rhythm in feet. After a blissful and long set, they finished the night off with their newest single “You Got a Lot of Nerve”. From the preview they gave us last night, we can tell the new Album is going to be killer.
The beauty of last night is that we as an audience were treated with the pleasure of getting two sides of the rock and roll coin. The other side of this coin being Red Riders. We caught up with Alex and Brad before the gig and they were the most enthusiastic act we’ve ever done. They told us about their beginnings and influences all while being completely light hearted. The boys also spoke about the new album, filming the clip for 'Y.G.A.L.O.N' and talked shit about hair colour and wearing the same clothes for 18 days straight. Their enthusiasm proved well in the much-anticipated set. These guys magnificently gave the audience a tour of their angular but euphoric tones. They played a few tracks from the upcoming album mixed in with some of the classics from 2006’s “Replica Replica”. Their sound is reminiscent of the best times of the fabled “old” Bloc Party. (When they used to be amazing.) In saying this however, the Sydney boys have created their own sound that is gaining an ever-growing fan base. Front man Alex Grigg carried his voice with such halcyon and melody that it replicated studio recordings and then some. Through his delivery and presence i could not help but shake the thought of a young dylan! There were a few dancy, rock numbers, which were driven by Tom Wallace’s fantastic drumming that put grins on faces and rhythm in feet. After a blissful and long set, they finished the night off with their newest single “You Got a Lot of Nerve”. From the preview they gave us last night, we can tell the new Album is going to be killer.
Stay tuned for our interview with the boys in the next few days -Ian
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