Reload

The Fuse - Borderline, London 17th Nov ‘14 It's not easy to open the bill at an EofE gig, whose partisan fans are twitter legends, however The Fuse took advantage of a home town venue to provide a sizable following of their own, and it's not hard to see why. Launching into the powerful ‘Oxygen’ this four piece quickly had the full attention of one and all. Alex Lato is a charismatic front man, at times a thoughtful and poetic rock Morrissey and others a chanting Dave Grohl, certainly entertaining. The band are experienced, previously touring with Foreigner and UB40, and regulars at European festivals and shows. The thoughtful guitar prowess of Simon Bowker and the towering presence of 5 string bassist SJWRocks grind through a balanced and enticing 6 song set that built throughout impressing all present. It was never a doubt that the set would climax with Black Lion, the title track from the new ep (see our review). The feeling at review time was that this would be a killer live track and so it proved, with the full band chanting and skinsman Ed Thorne beating the way forward, it was never going to be anything other than a power delivery of the tribulations of selling your soul. The Fuse are a great night out in their own right, their tunes are brilliantly written, well produced and expertly delivered, the ep was a nice surprise earlier this year, the experience of them live is validation of the passion and belief they have in themselves. The final chord was far too soon and without a doubt the night will make my years best list. If you can't get to see them live, check out the EP, you won't regret it, here’s looking forward to seeing this band’s next move in 2015. 11/11 Iain @docswallow