Seether, Ltnt at Concorde2 (2015)

Concorde2 (Brighton, UK)

Seether, Ltnt

*Photography: Nick Webb Ahead of their sets at Reading and Leeds festivals this weekend, […]

By Nick Webb

• August 27, 2015

*Photography: Nick Webb

Ahead of their sets at Reading and Leeds festivals this weekend, American Alt rockers SEETHER headed out on a short, 3 date UK run in order to warm themselves up. The middle of these dates was at the Victorian Concorde2 venue on Brighton's seafront.

As a band, SEETHER have faded in and out of my musical consciousness for a few years, with songs like "Fake it" always being there in the memory. Safe to say, the audience was made up of a lot more dye in the blood fans than me, but that didn't stop my enjoyment, and judging by the way the audience was reacting, they were rocking.
But first up…

Opening the night were Londoners LTNT (pronounced Lieutenant, just to confuse everyone). These four dress-wearing rockers were a good match for SEETHER's, performing loud, simple, melody-rich rock which pays tribute to the 3 chord grunge-y, DIY music that came out at the start of the 90s.

The most overriding image of the night though, rather than the music, was the choice of outfit, which kind of distracted from the attitude and raw, punchiness of the music. However it did show that not all musicians are bleeding heart artistes, and that these guys don't take themselves too seriously.

As I mentioned above, SEETHER have woven their music in and out of their lives, and in listening to more of their catalogue in the days before the show, there are definitely songs which have seeped into the rock mainstream. Shaun Morgan's songwriting is fantastically melodic, whilst remaining pretty hard hitting; with many songs having the whole crowd singing along. Throughout the set, however, it was (was it though) necessary for the whole band to change guitars between many of the songs, which was covered up by creating loops of fast chord riffs.

This did feel like it broke up the set quite a bit, and as it was sometimes between every song, a bit too much- rearranging the set surely would have meant that there were only maybe three instrument swaps needed. The overall sound, experience and feel though, was of a live band who have had years of practice and relentless touring going out and doing what they do best. Absolutely smashing it. (the extended jam of "Fake It" was incredible).