If you can hear a loud crashing in the distance, it’s probably The Orwells. Fresh out of high school, the Chicago five-piece, ready to invade British soil, are hell bent on having a good time – and necking as much booze as possible in the process.
Carrying a reputation as one of the most frenetic live acts to hit the scene and on the back of their critically recognised Disgraceland EP, so much is expected from the band that it’s easy to forget they are merely a group of teenage, ragtag misfits.
Live tracks may come up short compared to their studio counterparts, but frontman Mario Cuomo’s mesmerising stage presence more than makes up for this. The singer constantly sizes up the crowd, lewdly waltzing around the stage.
There’s a dark, salacious undercurrent through the bulk of their output. Who Needs You has the riled lead singer spewing anti-American propaganda and shooting down “dear old Uncle Sam” while inciting unbridled chaos in the Rescue Rooms pit.
Songs like the provocative Dirty Sheets and Southern Comfort lyrically showcase a band embroiled in their rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle. The latter sounds like a brawl between The Strokes and The Ramones. “Give me a smile and then take off your pants” howls a hedonistic Cuomo as he drenches the crowd with beer.
The frontman slithers between his bandmates like Iggy Pop on a shot of adrenalin. This is extra fitting when the group finish their set with a rousing take of I Wanna Be Your Dog.
With a little refinery to their live show, The Orwells can be world beaters. In true punk fashion, Cuomo and co stick two fingers up to conformity, and providing they don’t burn out first, they are in for one hell of a ride.
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