The Love Junkies return to The Ramsgate for another free show on their national tour of Australia. It seems as if were just yesterday that the heavy alt. grunge three-piece were here, yet it doesn’t quite make complete sense that the band would only play on the coast in Henley. It would be great if they played a headline show in the city.
Fellow Perth and national support act Skullcave delivered a delicious wall of sound with their brand of doom-laced sludge rock. Skullcave are an incredibly bass-heavy three-piece with a guitarist that hops between large rhythmic riffs and breakaway guitar sections. The band also features one of the most talented exemplars of singing and drumming simultaneously. For those who don’t know this is not easy. Essentially you’re training your brain to be two brains at once to be able to sing a separate rhythm to that which you drum, on top of the ability to make four limbs operate independently or co-dependently at will. With a healthy mix of massive epics and mid-length stompers Skullcave are definitely worth looking out for.
Locals Kitchenwitch took to the stage with a very unique alt. blues sound. Along with rockabilly undertones and a saucy female vocalist distancing the band from the traditional blues rock sound of 2015 Kitchenwitch also keep it fresh with some incredibly interesting and technical guitar passages. Their music is incredibly fun and danceable, the type of tunes that would decorate an all-in brawl at a Western saloon that ends with a cowboy being thrown out the window.
The Love Junkies exploded into their set with a powerful rendition of album opener, Mausoleum. Playing an equal mix of cuts from their debut record, Maybelene, and second, Blowing On the Devil’s Strumpet, it was a much more satisfying set list than the last time The Love Junkies rocked the Ramsgate. Drummer Elle Walsh was hitting the drums with an untamed intensity while singer Mitch McDonald gave the crowd the ever-prevailing feeling that they are descending into madness with a style of delivery that makes Marylyn Manson in this day and age sound like something better off discarded in the trash. The crowd was vibrant, a strong gathering of people jumping and jiving for the entire set.
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