Anyone who aspires to be Reading’s biggest rock ‘n’ roll export must have some serious balls.
After all, there’s some stiff competition. Not only do you have the likes of Sundara Karma, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, and… Well, The Hoosiers to contend with, but there’s also the small matter of having to deal with one of the world’s most prestigious rock festivals popping up in your back garden every August bank holiday.
Some might say that you couldn’t blame the young ‘uns of Reading for being sorely tempted to throw in the towel before they’ve even picked up their guitars.
After all, how could you possibly hope to compete with that? It’d take big dreams, bigger tunes, and a sense of confidence last showcased by Liam Gallagher circa. 1997. Who on Earth could just pull that level of bombast out at the drop of a hat?
Fortunately, we think we have the answer. You see, confidence is something that a little band called The Amazons appear to have in spades. And, based on their efforts at Bristol’s O2 Academy, we also think that they might just rise to the task.
That’s right, dear reader: based on what we saw, we think that The Amazons might just be the next big stars of British rock ‘n’ roll.
In fact, we feel like their set – part of the tour for their second album, Future Dust – was less like a regular rock show, and more like an audition for a festival headline slot.
After all, they’ve already got the tunes for it. The likes of Mother, Junk Food Forever, and Ultraviolet sounded absolutely huge in the confines of Bristol’s 1600(ish)-capacity O2 Academy; and, by the time they closed with Black Magic, we could’ve sworn that we saw a few tiles fall off the ceiling.
Sure, they might be a bit rough around the edges – but, in our eyes, there’s absolutely no reason why The Amazons can’t reach the upper echelons of the festival main stages within the next few years.