Academy, Glasgow
Led by the irrepressible Conor Mason, the Southend five-piece dazzled their doting crowd with a vulcanised fusion of Muse and Radiohead
‘Has anyone got our new album?” asks Nothing But Thieves singer Conor Mason, stark amid the Academy’s murky mise-en-scene thanks to a shock of tousled blond hair. The reply is a lusty chorus of screams, and Mason allows himself a shy smile.
After the release of their self-titled debut in 2015, Southend’s foremost specialists in agitated but serious-minded guitar rock looked to be “doing a Bush” by accumulating enthusiastic fans in Korea, Japan and the US faster than they were doing at home. Their second album, Broken Machine, debuted at number two in September and marks a re-energised effort to win over the UK. On the evidence of this largely sold-out tour, it seems to be working.
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