It's been exactly one week since Valentine's Day but tonight there is romance in the air. Okay, it's not the conventional boy-meets-girl type romance but it's the sort of special romance you only experience when you see a band live. Tonight, Yorkshire rockstars Marmozets play a sold out show to a 1100-strong crowd in the heart of Camden's Electric Ballroom and there is more love in this room tonight than there has been on any cheesy holiday.Before the quintet obliterate the crowd, support acts Steak Number Eight and Thought Forms take the stage. Steak Number Eight are the sort of band that make your eardrums bleed and although they play to a largely still crowd, they perform fast and loud, the only way they know how. Thought Forms, in contrast, are a timid three-piece who play spaced-out reverbed rock. Although playing the hardest they can, they still look out onto a still crowd but the crowd's stillness is for a reason. A reason that is about to take the stage.
With energy conserved, the crowd suddenly erupts with screams, shouts and pushes as Marmozets take the stage. It's their biggest and possibly their first sold out show they've ever played and they do nothing less than kill it. Right from the off, vocalist Becca Macintyre bounces around the stage, hair in face, arms wide open reaching for the crowd, belting out lyrics like her life depends on it. And while we're here, her vocals are pitch perfect by the way. The four men which surround her play flawlessly too, through the fast and the faster and manage to avoid falling into Becca as she struts around the stage with confidence and passion. At many points throughout the night, you catch the band just admiring the crowd, almost in awe at the reception they're getting. After all, this is a band who little over a year ago were largely unknown. They play pretty much all the songs they have and it is truly special. The likes of Love You Good emphasise that romance I was talking about earlier and then there's Captivate You which has become more anthemic than the songs of bands that sell out stadiums. It's one hell of a show and one which will stay in the hearts and minds of the fans here tonight for a very long time to come.
Setlist
Move, Shake, Hide
Is It Horrible?
Weird And Wonderful
Love You Good
Captivate You
Broken Reflection
Particle
Hit The Wave
Born Young And Free
Vibetech
Back To You
Who Do You Hate Me?
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