The Garage is rarely as civilised as it is before Mouth Culture come onstage. Sure, there seems to be a lot of crossover between the Ghost fandom and enjoyers of spiky alt sounds from Leicester, but this is a refined crowd that have sold out the venue tonight. There’s ironic ties and sensible shoes, and clearly we’re looking for the finer things when we’re dedicating our Friday night to checking out new music. Luckily, Mouth Culture are just what we’re looking for: the perfect bespoke mix of grunge, britpop and attitude.
Beauty School on support are teen maturity shining with millennial polish, and as big a draw as the headliners with their casual charm and humble pop punk rejoicing. ‘Oak’ feels like the peacefully drifting conclusion to Hundred Reasons combined with a reassuring blush of Alkaline Trio, and their riffs scatter into our eager attention. Their new album, ‘From Now On’ seems like a pitch towards a brighter tomorrow if ‘Old Rotten Teeth’ is anything to go by, an…
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