Electric Boston four-piece tear up East Midlands with a mighty performance for the ages.

The wide array of artists that the city pulls to their venues is first class. And on Tuesday this week at Rescue Rooms, it was certainly no different. This time, the 450-capacity ballroom was home to a Cinderella from across the pond.

The night began with special guest and support SIJYA. A hotly-tipped talent from South Asia, the soloist perfected a distinctive cut of indie electronics, mostly taken from her recent EP Leather & Brass, released just last year. Then the procession soon swooned in.

A visceral experience of all available senses, the work of Model/Actriz began. In a lane all on their own, the sonics are a melding between industrial noise-rock and dance-punk – with an added queer flamboyancy that makes it all the more captivating.

A former Berklee advocate, vocalist Cole Haden soon dominated the room, taking up every crevice and corner as he performed up, close and personal with the audience – both on floor and up on the balcony. The eerie dark atmosphere and fog machine turned up to ten made set the visual expectation. Pairing this with their trademark heavy, mechanical beats with danceable grooves made for a hugely entertaining and highly theatrical affair. The thematic elements exceed the limiter and push us into eleven as Haden infuses his lyrics with sexual expression and diva worship. The frontman himself disposes it “as a gay person working in a genre that’s not very outwardly gay” – which makes it all the more fascinating. Think Gaga on full throttle.

Read the full review via Leftlion here.