It was a really promising evening this one from a local three-piece emo/punk/indie outfit who focus on gothic/emo content.
Driven by tracks like the standout ‘Blood’, Tired of Fighting have an interesting and growing body of dark and painful work that is worth promoting. Wrapped up in a style of goth/emo/ grunge that The Cure have been championing for years, their songs are hard, poppy in places, yet always centred with a strong narrative.
Tonight, however, a slight lack of stage confidence, and a tendency to make self-mocking jokes, takes some of the shine away from a set that is otherwise strong, focused and meaningful.
The hard work, in terms of songwriting and musicality, has been done – the next challenge is for the band to own the stage in the way that the songs are asking them to.
