I listed Viva Hinds by Hinds in my albums of the year blog at the end of 2024, describing it as; dreamy, treashy, thrashy, brashy garage guitar pop with dashes of shoegaze and psychedelia. I can't wait to see them in February. I actually think the album will make even more sense after seeing them live.
Well, I've now seen Hinds live and I can confirm that both the album and the band themselves make more sense and I've really fallen for them. The gorgeous pull of The Bed, The Room, The Rain and You, the coolness of Superstar, charm of Hi, How Are You?, their taste in covering Charli xcx and The Clash and the undeniable passion and energy they bring to live shows.
Saint Luke's was sold out, the final tickets snapped up on the back of the previous days 6Music session with Craig Charles.
The 4-piece bounded on to the stage, Carlotta Cosials and Ana Garcia Perrote on guitars and vocals, with friends playing bass and drums. The next 80-minutes or so were a delightful blur of guitars, hooks, accents and energy. The crowd all fell for the band big time.
Carlotta was super cool with hair tied high, khaki top and black flares, leading the band through a sublime set of garage guitar pop. Hinds are super tight but beautifully raw and catchy with it. The dual vocals can harmonise or egg each other on, upping the level of excitement.
Ana was a bundle of energy, fizzing left and right to literally bounce off Carlotta or their bass player, jumping, playing synth at times and generally looking like she was having the night of her life. That really is the vibe that Hinds give off.
During the encore Carlotta and Ana recruited a fan to play guitar, then cleared a space in the venue, before jumping down into the crowd for a dance routine and then a huge pogo session and I totally wished we'd gone downstairs rather than up! See the video below!
My mates and I left super energised and checking where they were playing next to see if we could travel down! Hopefully Hinds will be back in Glasgow before too long.
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