MOULD @ The Sunflower Lounge

Evidently enamoured with The Sunflower Lounge and Yampy Promotions, the Bristol-based MOULD returned to Birmingham for the second time in 5 months to play a headline show with support from local band Jazzcat. 

Jazzcat’s set opened strong with ‘Concave’, quickly followed by the thrashy, unreleased ‘No Promises’, featuring bassist Jack Brannon on vocals, met with resounding applause. Fan favourite Scratches was instantly recognised by the audience huddled in The Sunny’s basement, its echoing intro punctuated by whoops of joy from the expectant crowd.  A highlight for me had to be the performance of their newest track, the unreleased ‘Throw It Away’, written only last week. With no idea what to expect, the garage-rock opening riff and punchy kick and snare knocked you back immediately. The contrast in Jack’s spoken, shouted, gritty vocals and Jaimie Jagger’s melodic counter vocals creates such push and pull, then beautifully resolved with the lush harmony between them on the chorus refrain of ‘throw it away’. Jazzcat closed out their set with recent single Waste whose funky rhythms had the crowd absorbed by the music and restless with the energy of the song.

Fans of Fontaines D.C., Freshwater, and Sweet Pill may love their sound and their clearly growing catalogue of work. 

To read the full review for MOULD at The Sunflower Lounge, visit their website here.