Opening up for Mice On Mars was York/Leeds based band Peach,
this indie rock-pop three piece is made up of Edna Sulejmanovic on vocals and guitar, Mathew Douglas (Dougie) on bass guitar, and Fraser Threlfall on drums. Peach are good friends of mine and I’ve
watched them grow over the past year, every gig of theirs is better than the
last and never disappoints. Being fronted by a female vocalist gives them an
edge and allows them to stand out, especially in York where most bands are male
dominated. Peach gave it their all and the energy in the room was at a high,
they had most of the room moving. They played their debut single The
Last Dinner which was reciprocated well by the crowd, it was clear that
a lot of the audience members were there for them as well as Mice On Mars. Peach’s gigs always consist of a lot of hair flipping and this one
was no different. 
When Mice On Mars started I
was completely blown away, I’d never seen them live before and I was clueless
as to their sound, they opened with Rumble, and followed it with Naughty Dog. The band is a three piece made up of Zac Woolley on guitar and vocals, George Ullyott on bass guitar and Alfie Husband on drums. They brought some political punk to the
table and the crowd loved it. This political punk was seen in songs such as D.C.C (Trumped). Everyone in the crowd was moving but a lot of
people were really going for it, Dusk isn’t the kind of venue for people to
mosh at but people can definitely have a good dance in their own space. This
garage punk rock band had an unexpected twist in some of their songs, they had
a guest member playing Saxophone which just fit so perfectly, it’s not an
instrument you expect to here in this genre but it worked insanely well, gave
them a unique twist and had the crowd really going. They played Kimmy
Baby which they released on Soundcloud last month (I’ll link at the bottom).
Some of the crowd was singing this back to them, the whole room was shouting,
dancing and covered in sweat in classic punk show nature. Kimmy Baby features an insanely catchy bassline that the whole room
was moving too, supported by the punky guitar riff, fast drums and Zac’s catchy
vocals, it was hard not to dance and head bang. I think the best thing about
this band is how true to the genre they are. I’ve seen a lot of up and coming ‘punk’
bands lately, which are more indie rock than punk, or you can hear that American
pop-punk hiding in their sound. But Mice On Mars sound like a true dirty
British punk band inspired by all the greats from the 70s, not only is it extremely
refreshing but they don’t half ass it. It’s there in their music and their aesthetic.
The band had a memorable aesthetic on stage, all in suits, braces, even a
bowler hat. They looked and sounded the part and they absolutely killed it.
They were easily one of the best bands I’ve seen recently and they definitely gained
new fans at this gig.
There next gig is at The Fulford
Arms on May 6th at the Fulford All Dayer, don’t miss out. Here is the
link to the event page on Facebook:
Link to Kimmy Baby:
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