The last time The Wild Things stood on stage in Newcastle was in front of 10,000 people at the Utilita Arena opening for KISS on their gargantuan End of the Road Farewell Tour.
Tonight it’s a little more intimate in the small but perfectly formed basement club of The Cluny 2 but The Wild Things delivered a performance befitting an arena setting brimming with attitude and style.
Their sparkling brand of Punky Power Pop was the perfect antidote to the coming of the cold, dark nights with songs such as “Only Attraction”, “Paradise” and “Lay On, Take Off” bristling with golden, honey drenched melodies wrapped around an iron clad centre.
Sydney Rae White exuded personality and delivered some tasty riffs from her wonderful collection of glittering Firebirds alongside her guitarist husband Rob Kendrick, while her brother Cam White, kept it in the family, providing the punchy low end.
It’s not all punchy Pop Rockers though as “Two Heartbeats” and the acoustically driven, “Better Off Alone” showed a more sensitive, wistful side to them before they returned with a swift uppercut of “Valentine” and “Come Around”.
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