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Spielbergs, Other Half & Suds

Voodoo Daddy's Showroom

23/09/22

What better way the spend a Thursday night than in the best venue in town with three of the very best bands around....

The folks at Voodoo Daddy’s Showroom are bringing the goods to our fine city in giant measures right now. Pretty much every night they have a band or two that are climbing to the top of their game and tonight is absolutely one of those big nights. 

Kicking off proceedings with a beautiful shoegaze and dream pop vibe is the sublime Suds. A four piece made up from each corner of East Anglia the band (Mae, Jack, Dan and Harry) brought their A game. I love their modern take on 90s Rock/Britpop. Theirs a hint Slowdive, especially in Mae’s vocals, and I absolutely adore the sweet bass sounds. The audience tonight quite rightly loved them, singing along especially to their most recent single My Own Mind.

Suds are on the up and up, catch them on the 29th September, for FREE, at the Playhouse. I’ll be there, you should be there too. 

Bringing their driving post-punk, hardcore noise to the stage, Other Half tore eardrums a new one. The Norwich trio have been treading the boards for sometime and having finally released their debut album in 2020 it is a climb to success that will reap many rewards. I love the switch up between Cal and Sophie’s vocals, there’s a sweet Pixies, Fugazi vibe about this band and I love them. Tonight they were the finest Ham between two slices of freshly baked bread. 

Hailing from Oslo, Norway is our headline act Spielbergs. Touring their stunning sophomore album Vestli, the band arrived in Norwich ready to blow our collective minds and that they did. Opening with The New Years Resolution (which is also the first track on the album) the angling, driving guitars and bass filled the room spectacularly. When They Come For Me is my favourite Spielbergs song, they played it two tracks in and those of us down the front sang (or screamed) along with wild abandon. 

The set leaned heavily on Vestli but did feature Five On It a driving, pulsing song from their debut album This Is Not The End. Guitars drilling down at all angles yet remain melodical on tracks such as Go! and Get Lost, plus the brilliant sing-a-long Me And My Friends, it is safe to say that Spielbergs are one of the most exciting bands around and they are lovely people too. 

As the feedback bleeds through the speakers and the crowd slowly leaves the room, my friends and I look at each other and nod. You know the nod, the one that says Fuck yes, what a night that was! And whilst ears might ring the next day, the sounds of Suds, Other Half and Spielbergs play on, and play on in style.