Pulley

The lights went down as the support act left the stage, and there was a lengthy break before a low drone echoed over the stage, gradually growing louder, before the lights snapped on and Pulley were all in their positions to begin their set. The build up to their set starting had already energised the crowd massively, so when their launched into their first track, Matters, the already had everyone on their side, desperate to sing and dance along with their music.

When you listen to recordings, it’s easy to forget that so much talent and skill goes into the manipulation of their instruments, and watching all five band members play some absolutely incredible beats and riffs on their instruments gave me an appreciation of their music that I don’t think it’s possible to get from listening to recordings. The melodic punk rock band put on an incredible show, and their energy dancing and jumping around the stage constantly was contagious, and caught us in the audience right away.

They played a really rounded set, with tracks from Esteem Driven Engine from back in the day, up to several tracks from The Long And The Short Of It. It’s a shame that they don’t have more recent material to perform, but there was mention of an upcoming EP or album, so fingers crossed it won’t be long.