To say this is the biggest moment of The SSS' short life as a band would be a bit of an understatement. Not many bands sell out the main room of The Leadmill without releasing their debut album but the local boys did just that, with a little help from their main support The Wired.
Admittedly I did miss first support Franko Fraize as I may or may not have been enjoying some beverages with friends but turning up in time for The Wired was definitely a good idea. I wasn't the only one who had got to The Leadmill early either as the band emerged to a sizable crowd. Performing in pretty much darkness apart from a single strobe light, the lighting almost personified their dark and brooding sound perfectly. Reminiscent of the old school melancholic indie of White Lies and Editors, The Wired posses towering riffs and buoyant basslines that are held together by thumping drums throughout. Everything is tight knit and sharp and new single 'Fit The Feel' is a definite highlight of the set. The only minder hindrance is that a lot of their songs sound almost too similar to one another, which isn't a massive problem but it leaves you wanting something that just a tad different to the rest of their tunes.
Arriving onstage to SSS chants the band had gone all out for their big day as they were accompanied by an extra drummer and keyboardist for the first two tracks which beefed up their already ambitious sound. The whole gig shows just how far the SSS have come in a relatively short space of time and this is made abundantly clear as they play 'Snake in the Grass', which they played at their first gig at the Shakespeare pub. Past single 'Eighteen' provides the first singalongs and the first anthemic moment of the night. A brief cover of The Human League's 'Don't You Want Me' follows and merges with the catchy 'Find a Way' firing up the crowd in the process as the lead guitar chases frontman Josh Coddington's vocals like an obsessed love interest following you round a club.
Not content with their already stellar back catalogue The SSS use their biggest gig to date to preview a host of new material. New single 'Stay With Me' is a Cribs like ballad that allows Coddington's voice to shine through whilst 'Told You Twice' stays in the same vein as their Love. Lust. Loss. EP but it's a definite effort to create a festival anthem. The main set is brought to a close on a poignant note with 'Into The Sun', the bands tribute to a late friend, which fits the occasion perfectly. It's fair to say that the SSS look surprisingly at home on the big stage, at one point Coddington even jokes "whoever gets the best picture with Max [SSS drummer] gets to keep Cal [SSS bassist] for a week". If anything, the magnitude of the show doesn't seem to effect the band but instead it drives them to perform even better.
Starting the encore with a cover of Nena's '99 Red Balloons', complete with red balloons falling from the ceiling, was as unexpected as it was brilliant but it sums the band up perfectly; they're good for a laugh but even when they're messing about, they still deliver. First single 'Morning Light' sparks a singalong that brings a fitting end to proceedings and if tonight is anything to go by, this won't be the last time The SSS are selling out big venues in the UK.
Arriving onstage to SSS chants the band had gone all out for their big day as they were accompanied by an extra drummer and keyboardist for the first two tracks which beefed up their already ambitious sound. The whole gig shows just how far the SSS have come in a relatively short space of time and this is made abundantly clear as they play 'Snake in the Grass', which they played at their first gig at the Shakespeare pub. Past single 'Eighteen' provides the first singalongs and the first anthemic moment of the night. A brief cover of The Human League's 'Don't You Want Me' follows and merges with the catchy 'Find a Way' firing up the crowd in the process as the lead guitar chases frontman Josh Coddington's vocals like an obsessed love interest following you round a club.
Not content with their already stellar back catalogue The SSS use their biggest gig to date to preview a host of new material. New single 'Stay With Me' is a Cribs like ballad that allows Coddington's voice to shine through whilst 'Told You Twice' stays in the same vein as their Love. Lust. Loss. EP but it's a definite effort to create a festival anthem. The main set is brought to a close on a poignant note with 'Into The Sun', the bands tribute to a late friend, which fits the occasion perfectly. It's fair to say that the SSS look surprisingly at home on the big stage, at one point Coddington even jokes "whoever gets the best picture with Max [SSS drummer] gets to keep Cal [SSS bassist] for a week". If anything, the magnitude of the show doesn't seem to effect the band but instead it drives them to perform even better.
Starting the encore with a cover of Nena's '99 Red Balloons', complete with red balloons falling from the ceiling, was as unexpected as it was brilliant but it sums the band up perfectly; they're good for a laugh but even when they're messing about, they still deliver. First single 'Morning Light' sparks a singalong that brings a fitting end to proceedings and if tonight is anything to go by, this won't be the last time The SSS are selling out big venues in the UK.
