Live Review: Kingswood, The Sinking Teeth

On a wet Wednesday night, Kingswood returned to Sydney for their Microscopic Wars tour. With the album less than a week old it was an early invitation to soak up their solid brand of bluesy rock.

The ‘puke-punk’ rumblings of The Sinking Teeth are starting to be noticed around the country and they ably supported tonight with a loud and often frenetic set. There’s something more to this band than neo-alternative punk showing the ease with which they can go from straight ahead rock to cutting edge punk to somewhat cruisy melodies. Their recently announced support of Jimmy Eat World in the November will expose them to a wider audience. Definitely worth a listen if you get a chance.

The small low stage of the Newtown Social Club gives punters a great chance to be part of the action as the five piece Kingswood casually take to the stage and dive straight into their opening track from their debut album, All Too Much. The sold out crowd quickly settled in with some older tracks before the most recent single, I Can Feel That You Don’t Love Me. This ‘sexy dancing’ song features lead guitarist Alex Laska on vocals and shows off how well he combines with lead singer Fergus Linacre’s higher pitch.  

Laska has guitar chops to be admired from his epic solo in So Long to the delicious licks in Eye of the Storm and Linacre controls the set like a pro, his voice never wavering. New tracks from their album were met with a welcoming reception before whipping the crowd into a frenzy with the finale Ohio.

Kingswood continue to impress with not only their versatility as a live band but also their solid debut album. Whilst we still have Kingswood, rock will live on.