Driving home from King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut last night, I felt genuinely elated. I had a proper buzz. There were a few reasons for the good feeling, but most of all, I’d just discovered my new favourite young band - Fatale. I was kind of getting used to thinking those days might be over.
I had already fallen for them after hearing their demo of original song Moves You and a cover of The Velvets Femme Fatale that inspired their choice of name. The demo prompted me to reach out to the band for a short interview that you can check HERE,
Other reasons behind my elation were;
- Seeing Tuts rammed with young people in search of, and supporting, new music. The downstairs bar was mobbed and it was clear that most of them were there to see Fatale. The upstairs venue had to open the section by the sounddesk for Fatale coming on.
- Loads of cool kids in cool clothes with cool haircuts. A nice mix of 60's and 90's fashion. Part of me felt old, part of me felt excited to be around it. The energy and enthusiasm of youth is infectious.
- Meeting a cool young journalism student who said they read my blog!
- Teenagers being inspired by and getting into Scottish indie guitar bands (and the likes of T-Rex and The Velvets) that I discovered when I was a teenager.
- Reminiscing about good times in King Tuts over the years. Here is a blog I wrote about 25 of them on Tuts 25th anniversary.
Fatale were onstage at 9.15pm and they played a 30-minute set of energetic guitar pop. Less than a handful of gigs old as a band, they displayed all the kind of raw energy and potential that excites me as a music fan.
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Arriving to cheers, the band plugged in and were off, playing a 7-song set to cheers and pogo-ing. A scuzzy cover of T-Rex's Life's A Gas was an early highlight with some of the crowd singing the refrain, while their own song Another Sunrise told of the desire to go out and have fun.
Fatale look the part too. There are some fantastic haircuts (or lack of) across the band, while I found myself debating whether guitarist Chris in his vintage Captain America (the band) long sleeve t-shirt, or drummer James - sporting a retro AC Milan top with Kaka's name and number on the back - had the coolest top! Shout out to singer Ben for also wearing a BMX Bandits T.
Captain America/Eugenius are a clear and evident influence on the band, scuzzy and fuzzy guitar sounds mixed with chimes, and catchy melodic vocal hooks.
Fatale's song Jesus Christ is the catchiest guitar pop song I've heard in a long time and I hope they get to record it before too long. Their cover of The Velvets Femme Fatale was glorious, with singer Ben's voice sounding superb. The band stretched it out a little with the call and response at the end.
Closing with the aforementioned Moves You, echo-ing the delights of early Teenage Fanclub, Fatale generated a huge reaction from the crowd.
It's going to be really interesting to see how Fatale develop over the next year or so. It's still very early days. Keep an eye on their Instagram for demos/show announcements.
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