(Antwerp, Belgium, 2023 – photo by Turn Up the Volume)
Australian garage punk AussiesAMYL AND THE SNIFFERS are a sensational live act,
I know, I saw them turning up the heat twice (so far). Sweaty fired-up rock havoc. They released their eruptive self-titled debut LP in 2019 and followed it up with the riff-tastic Comfort To Me in 2021.
And due to public demand they keep on touring.
This summer they’ll invade the US. Here’s the cool
poster with the upcoming dates.
Who: A non-stop volcanic rawk & roll bolide from down under, led by the
utterly cool and stormy frontwoman Amyl Taylor. An uproarious Melbourne-based
noise turbine generating a lethal cocktail ofThe Runaways (Joan Jett‘s teenage band)
and metallic furyPlasmatics (with the legendary Wendy O. Williams) fueled by an eruptive Motörhead drive. So far they released two LPs. The self-titled debut (2019) and the follow-up Comfort To Me.
Where: Trix, Antwerp, Belgium When: 15 November 2022
TUTVimpressions: Holy shit! What a gash gash gash gig! Stage beast Amyl was all over
the place, on and off the podium, while screaming, sneering and spitting at the top of her lungs backed by a mean poised punk machine. She’s a natural-born entertainer and totally real. When she doesn’t sing, she has her tongue out, she giggles, she jokes, she smiles from left to right, and most of all as she said herself so many times before, she has the time of her life.
And so had the enraptured crowd. From the first riff on a sweaty moshpit formed in front of the stage. Every single steamroller was yelled along, word by word. It was an old skool kamikaze punk ‘n roll show at its very hot. MAD! BAD! RABID! HYPERKINETIC! NEUROTIC!
Oh yes, I had a bonkers time too, as much as 3 years ago when I saw Amyl explode
also in Antwerp but in a much smaller venue (and having a beer with her afterward).
Here’s a loud and clear idea of
the Aussies’ live firepower.
Setlist
1.Control 2.Pleasure Forever 3.Got You 4.Some Mutts (Can’t Be Muzzled) 5. Guided By Angels 6. Shake Ya 7. Capital 8. Security 9. GFY 10. Gacked on Anger 11. Choices 12. Knifey 13.Don’t Need A Cunt Like You (to Love Me) 14. Hertz
You can’t stop sweaty Aussie rockers AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS. They’re on
the road for more than a year to make crowds go berserk to head-banging
whacks from their two albums so far. Their self-titled debut LP landed in
2019 and was followed last year by Comfort to be
AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS are one of the hottest acts going apeshit on open-air podia around the globe right now. With two sizzling-and-steaming-punk-and-roll albums in
three years under their belt now they have enough stonking stunners to blow people’s minds.
Amyl is the real deal. I know, I saw
her live a couple of years ago and I
have my ticket for her October show
in Antwerp (Belgium) in my pocket
Here she and her sniffin’ comrades explode in Atlanta last April when playing Security (from their 2021 LP Comfort To Me) for the festival’s security guards.
Drop-dead gorgeous Aussie punkette AMY TAYLOR and her SNIFFERS
have two blistering punk rock albums out, so far. Their self-titled boiling
debut LP (2019) and the red-hot follow-upComfort To Me (2021).
A week ago the Aussie fury and her desperadoes caught
fire in front of the cameras of The Late Night Show with
a volcanic version ofHertz, one of the many highlights on
the new longplayer. And of course, all eyes are on Amyl.
NME‘s verdict: “The Melbourne punks’ second record is louder, sillier and at times more introspective than its predecessor, showing a more versatile side to the band… When the band rally against being pigeonholed on ‘Don’t Fence Me In’, it feels like they’ve finally escaped this fate – sure, they can still pull a decent pint of pub rock, but ‘Comfort To Me’ serves as proof
that there’s far more to them than just that.” Full review here. Score: 4/5.
(photo by Turn Up The Volume – Antwerp, Belgium – 2019)
Turn Up The Volume: Old skool punk ‘n’ roll? Absolutely. Any good? You betcha! Amyl and her buddies made another blistering riff-manic-monster of a hell fucking hell yeah record. Pogo madness is back. Sturm un drang from start to finish. HOLY MOLLY! (Amyl, if you read this, know that I’ll be on the right side – for you, it’s the left one – of the stage when you hit Belgium again. Over and out.)
After seeing Amyl (Taylor) and her gang playing an overwhelming and
steaming gig, 2 years ago in Antwerp, Belgium, I became a devoted Amyl
apostle. Last year they let the whole wide world know why they’re one
of the best live acts of the moment with cooking Live At The Croxton EP.
And now they’re back for a new clamorous chapter in their young career.
On the new LP’s first thunder and lighting taster GUIDED BY ANGELS Amyl rants again like a riot-gun rap punkette on an all-conquering mission.
Make way, folks!
Aussie rockers AMYL & THE SNIFFERS made a blitzkrieg impression last year with their self-titled debut LP. A red-hot-blooded-deafening-retro-rock-powerhouse that leaves
your ears echoing long after it blasted through your trembling speakers.
And live??? OMG! Pure dynamite as Turn Up The Volume experienced in Antwerp last year. Manic hell cat AMYL looks like the twin sister of blonde punk Goddess Cherie Curry from 70s punk combo The Runaways and sets venues on fire with her bonkers stage presence. She’s pure dynamite and an overwhelming non-stop whirlwind!
This year the steamy band released a 3-track live EP Live At The Croxton (three bombs from the debut LP). The back to basiscs video for opener CONTROL makes you jump up and down like a kangaroo on illegal substances. No special effects, no arty farty visuals, only tons of adrenaline in motion. Oh my punkness!
Unquestionably one of the hottest acts around. Australian tornado AMYL AND THE SINFFERS woke up the dead with their self-titled debut album last year. A smoking
piece of filthy punk snorters. To keep up the heat the rad rockers, led by hyperkinetic frontwoman Amy Taylor – the new Iggy Pop – released a 3-track live EP last month, to show what their scorching gigs are about (as I experienced myself last year in Belgium). Here’s one of the three killers cuts GACKED ON ANGER.
