Before their triumphant home city show at Southend’s Chinnerys, The Q-Days released their second single, ‘Close Your Eyes’. It follows the celestial shoegaze debut ‘Underboard’; can it match its quality?
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Where ‘Underboard’ grooved with an undercurrent of colossal, ‘Close Your Eyes’ bursts at the seams with rock ‘n’ roll ambition. The raw power of Noel Gallagher’s guitars on ‘Bring It On Down’ drive out to the cosmos with Keith Richards guiding them to joyous destruction.
Frontman Zac Mahoney’s vocal adds an explorative poetic rumble to the proceedings. It recalls U2 on their atmospheric classic ‘Achtung Baby’. This is anchored by Ryan-Benson Smith’s ferocious drumming and Zac Christie-King’s crunching basslines to land the single into the territory of The Walkmen’s ‘The Rat’.
Two singles and the Southend via Brighton outfit have raced past potential upstarts to main-stage warriors with their axe-wielding prowess.