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 Hardly
akin to the Manchester Apollo, this cosy venue could have you fooled into
thinking you were in your own front lounge and not in a bar, to witness this
four piece Indie outfit, The Front.
After
a comfortable soundcheck, babyfaced Matt kicks off the set with ‘Learn to fly’
and some sharp, abrasive vocals immediately merge fluidly with plenty of good,
crispy riffs, instantly sealing this lot as a seriously dedicated bunch.
The
single original material of the night, and my personal favourite, ‘Wait’,
shifts the group up a gear, propelling John into overdrive. Chris appears to be
settling in nicely as he churns out a bucketload of gritty bass.
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of the Nirvana cover ‘Slither’, brings on the hardcore crew for a
particularly vicious spot of moshtastic frolicking as the dark, brooding storm
cloud that is Wayne continues to lurk in the corner, delivering rough edged,
hefty chords in abundance.
Sliding
effortlessly into ‘Lithium’, The Front manage to transform an already
anarchic moshpit into a hotbed of frantic shenanigans, putting Chris right off
his dreamlike dynamic strumming, and he’s off to seek necessary refuge behind
the Amp!
Faltering
slightly amongst the reigning disorder, The Front soldier bravely on into ‘My
Hero’. Luckily, the chaos looks like it’s loosened the band up a bit, as
Matt’s sandpaper vocals bode neatly with the rest of these industrial noisters,
creating a good, tight, penultimate set.
Sticking
themselves in the ‘Indie’ bracket does The Front no favours, as their music
capacity is far broader than this.
A
talented and versatile group of lads, these guys are a serious, dedicated bunch,
frighteningly melodically mature with ‘me-thinks’ far to go.   
   
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