thisisull review

From out of nowhere last night came three very hairy men and one shiny bald man and without any further ado, The Linnet and Lark welcomed in the warmest way possible The Last People on Earth to the stage. What was to then come was one of the most energetic and entertaining sets of my life. The Last People on Earth boomed into their atmospheric and crazy songs as if they were actually The Last People on Earth calling out for anyone else left to hear them. With songs entitled Space Suit and Broadway you can appreciate the diversity the band aims to achieve, with the latter song being a story about a trip to a boutique on Broadway with lyrics that juxtapose the title Daddy had Cancer, mummy was a table top dancer, you find yourself questioning how in fact this mad group would be best viewed from. Further more the lead singer laughs at Jack Blacks attempts at being the wackiest larger than life front man and then adds extra screams for good measure. The drummer puts animal from The Muppet's through his paces by throwing his whole body at the kit and demanding the most moving beats and grooves possible. If you were to ask me what the band actually sounded like it would definitely be a head scratching moment but the closest comparison would be Muse merged with ELO add a bit of Hammond organ, a splash of The Who and multiply it with a drilling Red Hot Chilli Peppers bass line and that would only be a very slight taste of the action. But whilst watching the singer dart up and down move back and fourth I realised these guys put on a breath taking rock 'n' roll show. You feel the energy through the performance and through the riffs, each one making everyone in the room tap, clap, bob, bounce or whatever it took to physically move, it was genius. Thankfully the show didn't make time fly when you were having fun, instead it stopped time and for a few hours we all had the chance to appreciate what we have musically in the local area.