The Louisiana, 30th July 2022
@masshousemusic
If the captain of the school chess team. And the captain of the school science team combined their forces and unleashed a wall of beautifully distorted, feel good house music…. You’d come close to Mass House.
Tom and Dyl synch and synth perfectly as a duo to drop the beats, but lift the energy.
Early doors it appeared as if the busy Louie crowd were working the pair out, but this quizzical impasse didn’t last long.
The infectious grooves and tracks like “Reasons to be Dancing” literally provided the reason for the crowd to be dancing and got Saturdays gig off to exactly the right energy and vibe.
Review @getdownservices
I’m still recovering from the utter mayhem and total awesomeness that is Get Down Services..
Two every day blokes suddenly popping up on stage from the crowd and delivering one of the most entertaining sets I’ve seen anywhere this year.
The best comparison I could give them is like Yard Act, only better!
Dark humor and cynical storytelling abound from this charismatic duo. Who are so over with the crowd that even one of the duos flying flip flops cracking one of the audience in the face is greeting with a rapturous cheer… even by the person struck.
There is also nothing better than watching a band genuinely have fun on stage. A lot of bands these days take themselves so seriously, with carefully crafted images and worried constantly about how they look.
Get Down services are a breath of fresh air.
Review Adult Leisure
The hype & excitement bubbling up to this gig was palpable. So it came as no surprise when we walked into a sold out Louie on Saturday night.
Anyone who knows the Louie well, knows this iconic venue can be a very special place when crammed wall to wall. To do that for your first gig however is testament to the instant connection this new band has formed with the Bristol music community.
Whilst the band might be new the faces that make their way on to stage certainly are not.
AL forming from the remnants of Moon Club (guitarist David Woolford and bassist James Laing) Aztecs (frontman and vocalist Neil Scott) and Towers (Drummer, Nathan Searle).
That experience gives Adult Leisure a polished, ready to go sound that many new bands struggle to pin down for years.
The solid Alt-indie sound is crisp and fluid, pock marked with jangling guitar and Neil’s distinctive rasping vocals.
Neil’s vocal and some of the sound actually reminded me of Sting & the early Police tracks.
The eight song set whisks by with a mixture of tracks that fans have already taken to their heart. And tracks we’ve not heard until now.
Latest track “Modern Son” receives a terrific reception. “Peace of Mind” is also a stand out for myself.
Unsurprisingly we finish off a raucous night with ‘Things You Don’t Know Yet’ and a room full of whoops, cheers and sustained clapping.
Bristol has become a hot bed of indie over the past five years. And Adult Leisure have all the ammunition to shoot much wider than the local scene.
The Bristol Nomad
