A couple of weeks ago I found myself at Camden’s indie den, KOKO. There was a slight murmur from the few people sporadically dotted about, but nothing to write home about.
I was waiting for Dexters, a five-piece guitar band born and raised in North London, that are causing quite a stir on the current live music scene.
Within the past week they had been chosen as one of NME’s “On Repeat” artists and Q magazine’s track of the day with the ridiculously catchy ‘Start To Run’, so you could say that I was curious, bordering on excited, to see the lads in action.
Whilst the support acts bashed their way through some mediocre sets, and Dexters’ explosion on to the stage came ever closer, the room rapidly began to fill to capacity, and the slight murmur from the audience transformed into a hive of anticipation…
As the curtain rose and the band blasted into their first song the crowd’s reaction was incredible. The band clearly already had a large following, and based on the guitar-fused melodies that followed, I sensed I could soon be joining them.
Dexters’ lab has cooked up a genius mix of lyrically perfect songs with clear influences from musical heavyweights such as Oasis and The Clash. I reckon they have a perfect storm brewing around them, so watch out – Dexters are coming.
Dexters – Start To Run (Demo) by dextersband
Words: Ceri Dixon.
