By Scott Hays
Setting the tone for the night, Paris in Haze brought their atmospheric, textured edge to the room. Leaning heavily into dense, dreamy soundscapes and driving underground energy, they worked brilliantly as an opener, pulling early arrivals straight into the hazy, wall-of-sound aesthetic that left your ears buzzing.
Weave delivered the kind of ferocious, high-octane set that has been turning heads across the Northern alternative circuit. Fusing elements of noise rock, post-punk, and heavy alt-gaze, their delivery was sharp, intense, and relentless. A sonic onslaught that attacked the senses.
Capping off the night on home turf, Wool took full command of Independent. Playing to a packed crowd, they anchored the evening with their heavy, unapologetic alternative grit, turning tracks into massive, towering walls of sound that completely owned the room from the first chord to the final feedback loop. Wool are making music that special, unique, and their own. Definitely ones to watch.
Tonight was a masterclass in grassroots alternative music. Raw, loud, and brilliantly executed from top to bottom. Much fun was had.
