These Chicago born indie rockers recently released their sophmore album ‘Disgraceland’, with a follow up of five UK dates before hitting up the festival circuit including an appearance at Reading and Leeds this year. I was lucky enough to grab myself a ticket to see them at Gorilla in Manchester, this being the last date before they head back to the US of A they gave it everything they had as a sweet goodbye to the UK. With a setlist mostly consisting of songs off their new album it was a push as ‘Disgraceland’ had only been released a short 4 days before, they pushed the boundaries but it paid off as they delivered a fantastic performance with loyal fans knowing nearly every song word for word.
It was an honour to see The Orwells live and was most definitely something of a spectacle, lead man Mario Cuomo isn’t just a performer but a showman. He delivered energetic vocals with eyes wide as the audience desperately clawed to feel flesh, he stared with amazement at the crowd, bringing a bottle of wine onto the stage, he would swig it after every couple of songs or so. I’m not too sure what had been drank, smoked or popped before he went on stage as some of his actions were questionable but all the same a marvelous gig.
With great support from up-and-coming band ‘Blossoms’ from Stockport, Manchester, blasting out psychedelic tunes with a little help from an electric organ. A sound that reminded me of The Kinks with a hint of Tame Impala. With lead man Tom Ogden slapping his tambourine and the rest of the Blossoms gang clothed in black turtlenecks and drainpipes to match they certainly put on a show. The vocals were spectacular and I promise we will be certainly hearing more of them in the near future.
With two albums under their belt what will we see next from The Orwells? If you’re looking for a vicious beating but a good time listening to great music I highly recommend an Orwells gig.
Georgie Bridges
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