{"id":76254,"date":"2019-02-13T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=76254"},"modified":"2019-02-12T19:29:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T19:29:09","slug":"live-review-drug-church-single-mothers-and-horseflies-the-joiners-southampton-07-02-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/live-review-drug-church-single-mothers-and-horseflies-the-joiners-southampton-07-02-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Review: Drug Church, Single Mothers and Horseflies &#8211; The Joiners, Southampton &#8211; 07\/02\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Joiners in Southampton has been one of the South Coast premier independent venues for many years, and by bringing the calibre of bands such as <strong>Drug Church<\/strong> to the city, it is a staple for touring bands.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-76200\" style=\"max-width: 700px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-109-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-76200 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Horseflies - The Joiners, Southampton - 7\/2\/2019\" data-height=\"300\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_76200\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_76200\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-76209 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-02-11 11:53:29\" data-filename=\"AHHORIMG_2976-2-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHHORIMG_2976-2-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-76200 slide-76209 msDefaultImage\" title=\"AHHORIMG_2976-2\"><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Horseflies - The Joiners, Southampton - 7\/2\/2019<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-76210 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-02-11 11:53:38\" data-filename=\"AHHORIMG_2955-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHHORIMG_2955-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-76200 slide-76210 msDefaultImage\" title=\"AHHORIMG_2955\"><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Horseflies - The Joiners, Southampton - 7\/2\/2019<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-76211 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-02-11 11:53:38\" data-filename=\"AHHORIMG_2934-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHHORIMG_2934-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-76200 slide-76211 msDefaultImage\" title=\"AHHORIMG_2934\"><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Horseflies - The Joiners, Southampton - 7\/2\/2019<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-76212 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-02-11 11:53:38\" data-filename=\"AHHORIMG_2929-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHHORIMG_2929-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-76200 slide-76212 msDefaultImage\" title=\"AHHORIMG_2929\"><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Horseflies - The Joiners, Southampton - 7\/2\/2019<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-76213 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-02-11 11:53:39\" data-filename=\"AHHORIMG_2910-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHHORIMG_2910-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-76200 slide-76213 msDefaultImage\" title=\"AHHORIMG_2910\"><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Horseflies - The Joiners, Southampton - 7\/2\/2019<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>From only a short trip down the road, Portsmouth-based <strong>Horseflies<\/strong> (3\/5) opened proceedings with their blend of punk and indie rock.\u00a0With riffs which wouldn\u2019t be out of place in a Fucked Up song, it was the energy and passion of vocalist Joe Watson, which seemed to win over a lot of the early punters at the venue.<\/p>\n<p>The band has a real groove to their music, which are layered delicately under Watson&#8217;s aggressive vocal styling, bringing about an odd juxtaposition that somehow works. Even the addition of a megaphone during one of the four-pieces songs just added to the character of the band, who are clearly trying to push genre boundaries, and succeeding in doing so.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-76201\" style=\"max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-109-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-76201 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Single Mothers - The Joiners, Southampton - 7\/2\/2019\" data-height=\"500\" data-width=\"1000\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_76201\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_76201\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-76222 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-02-11 12:22:26\" data-filename=\"AHSINGIMG_3036.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3036.jpg\" class=\"slider-76201 slide-76222 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"AHSINGIMG_3036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3036.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3036-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3036-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3036-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3036-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3036-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3036-695x463.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\"><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Single Mothers - The Joiners, Southampton - 7\/2\/2019<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-76223 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-02-11 12:22:28\" data-filename=\"AHSINGIMG_3079.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3079.jpg\" class=\"slider-76201 slide-76223 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"AHSINGIMG_3079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3079.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3079-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3079-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3079-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3079-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3079-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3079-695x463.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\"><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Single Mothers - The Joiners, Southampton - 7\/2\/2019<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-76224 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-02-11 12:22:29\" data-filename=\"AHSINGIMG_3092.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3092.jpg\" class=\"slider-76201 slide-76224 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"AHSINGIMG_3092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3092.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3092-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3092-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3092-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3092-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3092-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3092-695x463.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\"><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Single Mothers - The Joiners, Southampton - 7\/2\/2019<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-76225 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-02-11 12:22:29\" data-filename=\"AHSINGIMG_3131.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3131.jpg\" class=\"slider-76201 slide-76225 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"AHSINGIMG_3131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3131.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3131-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3131-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3131-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3131-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3131-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3131-695x463.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\"><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-76226 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-02-11 12:22:29\" data-filename=\"AHSINGIMG_3145.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3145.jpg\" class=\"slider-76201 slide-76226 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"AHSINGIMG_3145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3145.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3145-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3145-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3145-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3145-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3145-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3145-695x463.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\"><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Single Mothers - The Joiners, Southampton - 7\/2\/2019<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-76227 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-02-11 12:22:29\" data-filename=\"AHSINGIMG_3254.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3254.jpg\" class=\"slider-76201 slide-76227 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"AHSINGIMG_3254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3254.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3254-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3254-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3254-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3254-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3254-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3254-695x463.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\"><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Single Mothers - The Joiners, Southampton - 7\/2\/2019<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-76228 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-02-11 12:22:29\" data-filename=\"AHSINGIMG_3358.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3358.jpg\" class=\"slider-76201 slide-76228 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"AHSINGIMG_3358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3358.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3358-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3358-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3358-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3358-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3358-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3358-695x463.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\"><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-76229 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-02-11 12:22:29\" data-filename=\"AHSINGIMG_3365.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3365.jpg\" class=\"slider-76201 slide-76229 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"AHSINGIMG_3365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3365.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3365-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3365-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3365-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3365-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3365-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHSINGIMG_3365-695x463.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\"><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Single Mothers - The Joiners, Southampton - 7\/2\/2019<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the small room began to fill with bodies, dressed all in black Canadian-punks <strong>Single Mothers<\/strong> (3\/5) stepped out onto the stage.\u00a0Like a wind-up toy, vocalist Drew Thomson was a ball of energy rushing around the stage and jumping on the spot.\u00a0It didn\u2019t take long for the Southampton crowd to start forming something that resembled a moshpit, as the four-piece attacked their set at a whirlwind pace.<\/p>\n<p>Playing a range of songs from new records<em> &#8216;Through a Wall&#8217;<\/em>, <em>&#8216;Our Pleasures&#8217;<\/em> and even throwing back to <em>&#8216;Negative Qualities&#8217;,\u00a0<\/em>Single Mothers really showcased the extent of their back catalogue. Even though still deeply embedded in the punk world, the quartet seem a lot more polished that maybe they once were, and the result is a performance full of energy where the spectator has to keep their head on a swivel.\u00a0If there was a negative, it would be at times the vocals did seemed to be lost at a point, but that is truly being picky.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-76202\" style=\"max-width: 700px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-109-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-76202 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Drug Church - The Joiners, Southampton - 7\/2\/2019\" data-height=\"300\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_76202\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_76202\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-76242 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-02-11 12:40:10\" data-filename=\"AHDRUGIMG_3410-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AHDRUGIMG_3410-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-76202 slide-76242 msDefaultImage\" title=\"AHDRUGIMG_3410\"><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Drug Church - The Joiners, Southampton - 7\/2\/2019<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; 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Dagger, much to many peoples bemusement, but such is the charisma which oozes off the vocalist, the Southampton crowd just seemed to go with it.\u00a0With the introduction of each song, more people decided to brave the stage, and as the night continued there was just a wave of bodies flying from the Joiners stage.<\/p>\n<p>If Kindlon is the puppet master of the band, the rest of the ensemble are the strings, with each opening beat of a new song seemed to bring about a new wave of energy from the crowd. 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