The Bodega Nottingham // 12/11/14
Ex-Sonic Youth leaves Nottingham 'Thurston for Moore'
As Thurston Moore's new band - simply titled The Thurston Moore Band - saunter onstage tonight, for the final and most intimate date of their five-date UK tour there is an air of excitement in the sold-out crowd. As one member of the crowd puts it "It's strange being this close to a legend."
There is not just one legend gracing tonight's stage - not your average backing band, Moore is supported by fellow Sonic Youth, drummer Steve Shelly, My Bloody Valentine bassist Debbie Googe and former Nought guitarist James Sedwards, making his new band effectively a super group.
If anyone in attendance was hoping for a nostalgia trip tonight, then they will be more than disappointed, as the set relies heavily on material taken from this year's The Best Day, allowing each member to place their stamp on the music. From the Sonic Youth-esqu Speak To The Wild to Furthermore's MBV-indept bass-heavy riffing, tonight isn't just about Thurston Moore.
That however, doesn't stop the quartet indulging in some of the ex-Sonic Youth man's trademark wig-outs, transporting the audience into the scuzzy stratosphere.
The album's title track is perhaps one of the sets more poppier moments, followed by the equally as catchy riffage of Detonation and Germs Burn, the latter completed by a killer solo.
Whilst Moore has a rich back catalog of hits to pick from, his decision to bypass it - all except for a run-through of Psychic Hearts from Moore's 1995 debut of the same name- along with tonight's surprisingly restrained set -coming in at just over an hour- demonstrates not only his confidence in the new material but also his intent to look to the future.
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