It’s been a while since the indie-rock triplet The Subways kicked off a tour cycle that was not only expressive but has made an impact in the small live circuit. In support of their current musical offering Uncertain Joys, the spectators of the Gorilla venue could sense the desire of the first chords struck from the rocking trio Oh Yeah, Black Wax and We Don’t Need Money to Have a Good Time. It's not often that the sheer quality of their musicality and performance from the evening left their dedicated fanbase thoroughly impressed. The confidence and swagger oozing from leader Billy Lunn, along with cohorts Charlotte Cooper and Camille Philips, each song carried a visual statement and made their bouncing set persistent.
With the likes of the sensual duo Kalifornia and You Kill My Cool giving their audience the chance to appreciate the recognisable tracks, it was Influencer Killed The Rockstar and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang that saw things getting slightly heavy. In particular to the shift of sound, it was evident from the thrashing Turnaround, Lunn precisely clarified how the crowd will ‘go mental’ on cue, which moved the faint-hearted to the sides allowing for a moshpit to break. This brought a lot of joy, that’s for certain!
The crowd was in delight while The Subways covered Blondie’s iconic hit Hanging On The Telephone, giving a nice touch to the night. After expressing the “pretentious bollocks” of going off stage for a couple of minutes, their triple threat encore of With You, Uncertain Joys & the instantly familiar Rock and Roll Queen remained as the highlights of their exciting performance, The Subways were as fresh and vigorous as everyone present can remember, and considered underestimated within the industry. Manchester was given a pleasing watch in a personal setting that shown not one frown was present.
