Sometimes as a gig-goer you can sense when a band is at the absolute peak of their powers. This evening, a group of people at a regrettably half-full Academy 2 are fortunate enough to catch Blood Red Shoes at this stage of their career. They play with the triumphant swagger of a band who know they’re touring a brilliant album, so much so that not even frequent guitar troubles, though clearly irksome to Laura-Mary, are not enough to dim their light. Having started off with a debut album which was just a little too polished, and then buffed away some of the gloss for Fire Like This, in the live setting they reduce it even further to its basic elements: thunderous drumming and brutally melodic guitar. I’ve always been astounded just how noisy two such slight people can be, but tonight they are ear-shreddingly intense. The set is heavy on the new material, which is probably as pleasing for the band as it is for the crowd, given how long they spent touring the first record, to the extent that the songs started to sound just a little tired. The break from touring has meant that when the likes of It’s Getting Boring by the Sea and Say Something, Say Anything are dropped into the set, they sound revived. Really, I could go on about this band all day, but apparently some other gigs took place this month too, so perhaps it’s only fair that they get a little page space…
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