INME // GLASGOW GARAGE (ATTIC BAR), GLASGOW
INME perform an intimate show at Glasgow’s Garage (Attic Bar) as part of their five-night UK Tour to promote their new album ‘Jumpstart Hope’.
★★★★★
“Jumpstart Hope’ is the most meaningful, intimate, and passionate album we have ever made, and also by far the most collaborative. It is dark, powerful stuff with the most honest and personal songs we have ever recorded.”
“We have decided to get up close and personal with you by touring in some intimate venues across the UK. We'll be playing fan favourites as well as new material from our next record 'Jumpstart Hope”
First up were Veridian, who hail from Reading, came on stage right on the advertised timed to a sparse crowd
VERIDIAN then played a 7 song set of what I would call soft melodic rock which came packaged with its own pre-programmed and computer synced lighting show. The sound from the band was ok; not brilliant, not terrible. The crowd grew in number as the set progressed and the applause was polite if not rapturous.
The set was all too nice and safe for me to get enthused by but was well rehearsed and nicely played.
I remember InMe from back in the day when they appeared on MTV with the long hair and loud guitars, dressed in black and full of attitude. I remember fondly their first single Underdose with it’s Linkin Park styled guitars and vocals which reminded me of Daniel from Aesthetic Perfection.
Having listened to a lot of their more recent stuff I knew they had gone a lot more melodic but still retained the edge of Underdose. I was looking forward to this.
As the band came on stage the venue looked full and there was immediately a bond and banter between band and audience; like old friends reuniting.
The first song was 7 Weeks. Good choice by the band as it warmed up both the band and the audience with the expected immaculate vocals and accomplished musicianship; from there on we were treated to an impeccable mix of new and old material that showcased all that is good about InMe.
The set sailed along impeccably from there with hardly a blemish to be seen or heard. Dave forgot his words in one song and made up replacement lyrics much to the amusement of his bandmates.
12 impressive songs in and the new single – For Something to Happen – made an appearance. The song translates well to the live set and, if there was any justice in the music world, it would be heard and bought by a wider audience.
Next up, and my personal favourite, was their first single - Underdose
This was obviously a fan’s favourite too as it was greeted with the biggest cheer of the night. Dave relinquished guitar duties at this point and introduced a new band member - John - to the crowd.
With John on guitar duties Dave was now free to jump about the stage on vocal duties... well, what was left of the stage after John came on! John is a big unit!!
Underdose had the place rocking and showed where the hearts of most of the fans lay, squarely in heavy guitars, distortion, shouting and general bouncing about. The band obviously enjoy playing it too going by their actions.
The set from there on went to new levels of energy and the 4 remaining songs had the crowd excitement ramped up to the max with Dave even venturing into the crowd for selfies during one of the songs.
The final song was - Faster the Chase - which seemed apt as the club curfew was quickly approaching. Much energy was spent by the band and crowd alike during this song and, like every good band should, InMe left the crowd wanting more...
This had been a superb gig played by a very accomplished band who, in equal amounts, could play power chords or intricate leads. There was excellent drumming that drove the animated and thumping bass and there was, of course, Dave’s vocals. He has a vocal that is quite rare in music; it can cover a generous range as well as being guttural at times. There were moments when he was Matt Bellamy and there were moments when he was Chester Bennington but most of all he was Dave McPherson.
The band sound, tp me at least, was everything from Kaiser Chiefs to Foo Fighters and Def Tones all packaged up into an InMe sized chunk and delivered in the form of a superb gig.