On Saturday night Rock City played host to the four-piece Indie-rock band Night Moves and their performance was nothing short of captivating.
Embarking on their first tour of Europe, John Pelant opened the concert by explaining they “didn’t really know what to expect” from crossing the pond.
I didn’t really know what to expect either until their opening song ‘Recollections’ completely enveloped the room with its velvety smooth melodies from the word go. In perfect harmony the group went forward, seamlessly moving from song to song, taking the audience on a hypnotic musical journey, which I promise can only be described as utterly transcendental.
John Pelant stared longingly out into the strikingly bare audience. His voice reverberating around the corners of the room, effortlessly belting out a haunting yet soulful voice that could have been plucked straight out of the ’80s. Pelant swiftly moved between lead guitar and piano, with minimal effort and with that, the band showed incredible variation with their rich and well-constructed texture. The real standout, however, was the bass player Micky Alfano, the soul of every psychedelic melody the band played that night, drinking an ice-cold corona throughout the concert, he was the moustached captain commanding the ship.
By the time the band were playing their most popular song ‘Coloured Emotions’, the intimate audience were uncontrollably tapping their feet, nodding their heads and in one particular case, full-on grooving. They were fully lost in the hazy melodies the band were continually churning out, not wasting a single second.
When Night Moves next come to town, do yourself a favour and come down.
Words: George Cowell
Photo Credit: Domino USA