Live Review: Garlic Bread Club Punk Rock #3: Retro Bar, Manchester, UK, 25th January 2020
There was more than the obvious scent wafting up from the basement of Retro Bar this Saturday. The third (sold out) Garlic Bread Club Punk Rock show had more than a whiff of inclusivity, DIY ethic and community about it too. Liverpool trio Falaun kick off proceedings mid-afternoon with their brand of brash, anarcho-hardcore. “Sorry we’re out of tune and out of time,” they present as a disclaimer. They play at speed, but also show some dexterity in their songwriting through the male/female vocal interplay and occasional flashes of dissonant melody. For the most part they serve up socio-political blasts of anger that encourage us to not only listen, but join their call to action. Songs about fracking and deportation invite chant-alongs of “Leave it in the ground!” and “These walls must fal...
