LIVE AT RESCUE ROOMS, NOTTINGHAM 07.06
Hot off the tails of their fifth self-titled which was released late last year, the quartet skirting from Missouri bring their cult-cuts to the East Midlands.
From the chamber emo of debut The Albatross to the art-pop of 2021’s Draw Down the Moon, Foxing have always strayed from their familiar worn pathing of emo rock coursing next trajectories and idea for every record they’ve ever managed to release throughout their 13-year career. Never has a band featured on a multitude of different playlists more than Foxing. And as always, they’ve always strived for the ultimate aim as a band and project: self-sustainability.
No project has been more appropriate than their fifth. Rather appropriately, titled simply as Foxing, their fifth record was entirely produced and mixed by the band. A tense album derived from a DIY-attitude, a shared studio space and a makeshift putting green placed in the basement hallway, comes an album wrought with every colour: visceral noise rock, close and personal electronic experiments and cathartic emo blow-ups.
Luckily for us, their tense music is personified ten-fold in their performances – and Nottingham got to experience that last week. Woozy opener Secret History and Grand Paradise – a fan favourite from 2018’s Nearer My God – was a welcome ease-in before the scathed blitz of Gratitude from their most recent brought up the energy levels in the room once more. Before long however, we fell into the gargantuan might of Hell 99, the 450-capacity now brimming with flailing limbs.
It was a real showstopper so luckily, we had the longing of Lich Prince to catch our breath. A real demonstration of the bands’ most eclectic mix of tracks, the gig soon turned into The Albatross-appreciation show – their emo debut evidently being their most favourable project from their fans so far. The loose funk of The Medic kicked things off before the double-header of Inuit and Rory saw out the night in spectacular fashion. Beautiful rip-roaring anthems from a band unfamiliar to any boundaries, the crowd were seemingly transfixed.
Finding comfort in their own chaos, Foxing are a true delight to witness live. Go witness for yourself and see it all.
The band hit the hardcore stage with Outbreak Festival in Manchester before resuming on the road with Coheed & Cambria via a support slot in America and Canada throughout August.
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