With
their original lineup reunited and fourth album None the Wiser on the way in
early 2014, the band gave it both barrels with Jamesque three-minute bursts of
cheap-lager-can-in-the-air singalongs (lead singer Joel Stoker even has the
Paul Weller haircut to show off his mod credentials with).
They're
far from the first outfit to perfect indie by numbers but they've become
something of a cult band since their 2006 debut, despite guitar bands once
again seeming to be going the way of the dinosaur.
After an
explosive opening, two of the quartet of Rifles take a breather as Stoker and
guitarist Lucas Crowther play a trio of acappella numbers before they return to
their default setting of loud and fast beery bullets.
The
stripped back acoustic interlude is something of a speciality for The Rifles, having
released two strictly guitar-only albums, and their party piece breaks up the
set nicely before they go out with a bang in a swift two-song encore.
Indie
rock bands haven't been outmoded long enough for this to be called some sort of
revival but The Rifles are keeping the candle burning and they were certainly
on target here.
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