Face Of Cheam

The future of Rock / Metal / Guitar based stuff is looking good. Band Of Skulls were headling in a series of gigs billed as HMVs Next Big Thing. Their set consisted entirely of their debut album 'Baby Darling Doll Face Honey' and it opened the same as their album with 'In The Light Of The Morning' 'Death by Diamonds And Pearls' and new single 'I Know What I Am'. The band are from Southampton and play scuzz blues rock and the vocals are shared between Russel Marsden and bassist Emma Richardson. This works exceptionally well where the vocal is shared as on Patterns where nothing is going to save you from the six six six. They encored and ended the set with 'Hollywood Bowl' leaving me with the impression I will be seeing this three piece again in a much bigger venue. No surprise they are hearlded not only by classic rock magazine but also crossing into NME territory who gave their album nine out of ten.