{"id":75598,"date":"2019-01-28T13:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=75598"},"modified":"2019-01-28T14:46:27","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T14:46:27","slug":"live-review-mom-jeans-and-just-friends-the-haunt-brighton-16-01-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/live-review-mom-jeans-and-just-friends-the-haunt-brighton-16-01-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Review: Mom Jeans and Just Friends – The Haunt, Brighton – 16\/01\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The January blues may be very real at the moment, but thankfully two of California’s finest emo bands are here to cheer us up. It’s disappointing that\u00a0Don’t Worry<\/strong> are absent from the Brighton date of this tour, however, the main benefit of not having an opening band on a school night\u00a0means we can all go to bed early for once.<\/p>\n

Arriving on stage armed with an abundance of trumpets and good vibes\u00a0Just Friends\u00a0<\/strong>(4\/5) can barely fit all of their members onto The Haunt’s stage, as they launch into the uplifting ‘Supersonic’<\/em> and ‘Keep Up.’<\/em><\/p>\n

Mom Jeans<\/strong> vocalist Eric Bulter adds another layer of ska goodness to their repertoire, as vocalists Sammy Kless and Brianda Goyos Le\u00f3n constantly bounce around the stage, feeding off the full crowd participation.<\/p>\n

In between songs we’re asked to ‘vote’ on our favourite\u00a0Austin Powers flick, the latter choosing ‘Goldmember’ (of course). With any other band, it might seem like an awkward request to win the crowd over, but Just Friends<\/strong> have already stolen our hearts. They’ve truly shown us the light that ska punk is still alive and kicking for a new generation of fans.<\/p>\n

It would be pretty difficult for anyone to follow up such a stellar performance after\u00a0Just Friends<\/strong>, but the mood changes from positive to sad, but in a way that you can laugh at yourself for it. Three years after it dropped, Mom Jeans <\/strong>(3.5\/5)’s debut ‘Best Buds’<\/em><\/a> has without a doubt cemented itself snugly into emo history, and it shows with the bludgeoning\u00a0loud sing-alongs to ‘Death Cup’<\/em> and ‘Edward 40 Hands’.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

On the surface, you could say that Mom Jeans\u00a0<\/strong>perhaps don’t have the deepest stories to tell, as they mostly revolve around stupid, but often hilarious shit that happens in your 20’s.\u00a0However, there’s still a solid level of relatability in their core messages. This is emphasized with ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs My GPA’<\/em>s end mantra ‘I sleep well alone’,\u00a0<\/em>closing their consistently solid set on a high note.<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

Words by Ashwin Bhandari\u00a0 (@GIVEUPOX17)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Californian DIY indie-punks Mom Jeans kicked off 2019 with a tour of the UK alongside Just Friends.<\/p>\n

AH’s Ashwin Bhandari checked out their Brighton show.
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