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A clattering beat opens The 100 Club's set and I notice that my beer is spilling over the edge of the glass in time with the bass drum. Already I like this band. Clad in suit jackets, pointy shoes and scarves, the guitar-wielding members of the band march on stage and surge into ‘Told You So’, a rocker that could be the bastard child of the Pixies and Wire. All slashing guitars and sneering vocals, it's clear this lot don't give a hoot about any current Manchester trends. A squall of feedback leads into the monstrous bass riff of ‘Never Forget’ that pushes and pulls the other instruments into a QOTSA style rock frenzy before taking it down a notch with the funeral death-march of 'Stops Me Loving You’.
After such a promising start I wonder if they can sustain the momentum over the course of a whole set, and I'm pleasantly surprised to find that they can. The bass-heavy rockers are aplenty, yet it's the mid-tempo songs that really shine, displaying a deft songwriting style that knows when to show restraint and let the vocals and melodies take top billing. Finishing off with a disco flavoured post-punk hoedown and a marching pop-rocker, The 100 Club are definitely worth checking out as a rocking alternative to the usual Manchester posturing of the local unsigned scene.
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