The Underground Stage
“Amends are a drug I can’t, and frankly won’t, kick. I’ll keep spiking my veins with these songs, soaring stories of dust and ghosts and violence and loss and glory, and I’ll keep spiking them into me until there’s nothing left of me but one vein and these songs. I will never not get high […]
“Amends battle against a rolling farce tonight where the smoke machine repeatedly and loudly – *really* bloody loudly btw! – sets off the venue’s fire alarms. Like nine of them. In random order. Over and over again, like Aphex Twin programmed them. This is no doubt distracting for the band, which is sad for them, […]
“Amends’ singer Luke McDonald plays solo tonight, showing the bones of these wonderful songs. The full band version – live or on record – is wide and rich and expansive, a desert shot on 70mm film. Without the band the strength and heart at the core of the music is sharper, not diminished. If you […]
“It’s basically got to the point now where there is no Amends show that I won’t try and go to. It’s an addiction, a constant chase for the dopamine hit their songs deliver like a lightning strike to the hypothalamus. Unlike the other shit you’ll buy in a bag though, this hits the same each […]
“In their own shy way, Amends blow the bricks out of Crowbar’s walls tonight, with songs from their album “Tales Of Love, Loss, And Outlaws” delivering exactly that. Rich and dusty stories merge into soaring melody, and before you know it you’re at too high an altitude to let go. With zero hesitation – one […]
“Amends claim tonight, out loud, that they only do this for fun. It’s a nice sentiment, but there are precious few bands who actually mean it and who have this level of talent. Their recent LP was a work of wonder, being able to bring it to life on stage with this level of energy, […]
Amends burst in with an absolute riot of a track, the jauntiest and most harmony-est song you’re likely to swagger down the street to in a long while. Rich and happy and stubborn and defiant, this is enough to put one last bit of oomph into the weariest of shoulders. Amends are joined on this […]
“Amends channel some of the very best Smudge / Lemonheads heritage and add a layer of yelling over the top and some utterly daft stage banter that make the whole thing one of the most smile-worthy gigs of my year. Pure enjoyment in three-minute packages.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter