The band formed in August 2015, and as guitarist and backing vocalist Mikey states, the group was born out of boredom and frustration. He had been made redundant, Colby (bass guitar) was signing on, Callum (Guitar, vocals) was pulling pints in his local boozer, and Dom (drums), was kicking his heels whilst worshiping at the shrine of his hero, John Henry Bonham. Once together, they quickly started assembling a set of powerful, muscular songs which name-checked as influences the likes of The Sex Pistols, The Stone Roses, The Stooges and The Libertines.
Their songs are about the everyday life that they and their friends lead – dead end jobs, working for buttons, but being creative and practical enough to have “a top night out”. They articulate the voices of the Brexit Generation, who feel alienated and disenchanted about where they find themselves, solely on the decision of others. Or, as Callum puts it, their songs are stories of “teen angst and social commentary” and as a line from their anthemic Faded Days states, they are fed up of “bending over backwards for a man who’s in a suit”.
Live, the band is a swirling, frenetic, cascade of energy, more speed than weed, typified by Dom’s dervish drumming, the solid anchoring of Colby’s bass, and the dual guitar attack of Callum and Mikey. They own any stage they set foot on – totally – and bristle with power- chord confidence, guitar-god riffs and attitude that would make Gallagher Jnr take notice. When they gig, you just know that it’s just going to be on. If The Racket are giving a 100%, the audience at the gigs I’ve seen are topping one-fifty, being pulled in by the band’s creative drive and energy.
