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Chasing Cadence
The Black Heart, Camden
29/09/2016
Photo Credit: Lauren-Alice Golding
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London’s Camden has a
big reputation for being the home of alternative creativity and, as such, it
proved to be the perfect setting for Hertfordshire’s autonomously-creative Chasing
Cadence to celebrate the release of their new EP, Destroy Something Beautiful.
Named for the band’s perception of the music industry as one
that “shuts out the beauty of creativity, innovation and most of all, diversity”
Destroy Something Beautiful, released
on September 16th, is another step in Chasing Cadence’s ambitious plan
to lead the UK rock world.
As ambitious as that plan may be it is well within their reach
and what’s remarkable is that so far they’ve done it with one foot firmly grounded
by their roots. The result is an unpretentious, inventive, hook-heavy rock EP
which plays gloriously live.
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Jack Harris, Vocals
The Black Heart, Camden
29/09/2016
Photo Credit: Lauren-Alice Golding
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The Black Heart, in Camden’s back streets was the packed
venue for this celebratory show, which the Chasing Cadence boys put on,
promoted and sold out themselves before taking full advantage of the
opportunity to unleash mayhem.
Undeterred by various technical issues, the five-piece gave
this set everything they had which happens to be razor sharp guitar riffs, a
whole lot of sweaty energy and the ability to command a proud and admiring
crowd.
Explosive single Everyone
Relax was a certain highlight (and has an intense video to match that you
can see here) but new track Watching The World,
the second instalment in the video trilogy) is a chugging masterpiece that
has literally been on repeat in the Louder Now car ever since September 29th
(honestly, it has).
One poignant characteristic of both the EP and their live
show is just how relatable Chasing Cadence are. These are songs about perseverance
and the determination to not waste life or time and they are coming from a
down-to-earth, hard-working band that can see their goal and are running
towards it at full throttle. It’s inspiring.
As if covering Sia’s Chandelier
wasn’t distinct enough, vocalist Jack Harris chose to scale the venue during
the track, continuing to lead his troops whilst clinging to the back wall by
his finger nails.
Those same troops soon dutifully carried Harris around the
venue in a victory crowd surf before, of
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Rob Barlow, Guitar
The Black Heart, Camden
29/09/2016
Photo Credit: Lauren-Alice Golding
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Every member of the audience was visibly proud of all that
Chasing Cadence have achieved, a fact that seems to humble and stun all five of
the band’s members. But between performing at Download festival, playing
Wembley Arena and now releasing a personal, relatable, explosion of an EP there
is certainly a lot to be proud of.
Boys, you best start getting use to that love!
