We were day three into The Afterparty tour at a very intimate location that is Tiki Bar in
Plymouth. With main support from Beyond
Recall and locals; Last One Out
and Your Last Day, Canon Media
managed to get last minute access inside.
To open up the show, Devon band; Your Last Day,
headed to the floor to show us what they had to offer. With their rougher vocal
element and combined pitch levels they reminded us a little of A Day To Remember and Four Year Strong. It was the drummer’s
final show with Your Last Day but that didn’t stop him giving everything he has
resulting to the removal of his glasses. With their good basslines, fantastic
riffs and strong vocals, everything went together like a jigsaw puzzle. Your
Last Day is a band not to be missed and they are lovely guys too, which is
always a bonus.
Photo taken by Mark Thorne
Up next was Plymouth’s own Last One Out who recently
appointed Sam Cudmore to lead vocals
who seemed to take the role quite well. We have seen him in a previous band;
Forever Scarlet, and it’s safe to say his vocals have improved a lot. With an
EP already under their belts, this band performed nearly all new material as
well as performing 10 Years Too Late for
their finale and we could tell their hearts and souls were in that performance as
everything was executed brilliantly giving it a musical balance of fantastic
sounds and energy.
Photo taken by Mark Thorne
From the word go, Zaid (vocalist) was off into the crowd, bounding from either ends
of the titchy room spreading his liveliness around, however, it only reached
one half of the audience because the room was split into fans and general gig
goers. Due to this, hardly anyone got involved until Beyond Recall covered Low by Flo Rida and T-Pain
where everyone started moving and grooving. The drumming style was a lot more
relaxed unlike the two previous bands and the strobe lighting was a good touch,
however, may have been a little too much in this size of venue. Beyond Recall
had a continuously high amount of energy throughout and they sounded okay but
we weren’t worn over by their set.
Photo taken by Mark Thorne
The Afterparty kicked off with thumping bass and
great guitar work; however, at points the reverb on the lead microphone altered
the vocalist’s voice to sound a little whiney, which was off putting for us.
Putting that aside, they covered Echo
Smith’s hit Cool Kids and it got
a decent response for one of the very first times playing it. The Afterparty
completed their set with Liar Liar,
which took this tiny venue by storm as the majority of the crowd were singing
back. Their set was spot on musically for these lovely chaps but showcase wise
– not so much; we put this down to venue size.
We can honestly say that the best part of the night
was surprisingly the first two bands; Last One Out and Your Last Day, because
their sound was fantastic as well as the passion they have for music. Both of
these bands had the right amount of self-confidence of not over doing it, which
can make a show go from hero to zero.
Photo taken by Mark Thorne
3.5/5
Written by Sarah West
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