Walking into Stereo we follow the stairs down and around the corner, past Ian Farmer from Modern Baseball casually chatting, beyond the merchandise stand – being watched by members of Into it. Over it. – and into the main room full of enthusiastic punk rock fans, charged with the buzz of what’s to come.
The night is kicked off by Tiny Moving Parts who pump up the crowd and get the whole room singing along to popular numbers ‘Sundress’ and ‘Dakota’, among many more.
Modern Baseball are the second band of the night, absolutely dominating the crowd from the first, with ‘Fine, Great’ having everyone rushing to the front of the stage singing the lyrics back at the band.
With a powerful stage presence, the band keep the crowd involved throughout the whole performance, with a big suspense being between songs as fans eagerly await, which of their favourites comes next.
By the time the band get to their fourth song, ‘Tears Over Beers’, the crowd has descended into one giant mosh-pit.
The band seem to enjoy seeing the enthusiasm and feed off it, with drummer Sean Huber and bassist Iain Farmer temporarily swapping instruments for what seems to be a two-minute impromptu jam between songs.
Finishing their set with The Killers’ ‘When You Were Young’ fans are not disappointed and continued to beg for more even after the band have played “every song they know how to”.
The night comes to a close with Into it. Over it. beginning with a solo performance of ‘Anchor’ from frontman Evan Weiss.
The song’s clever and relatable lyrics accompanied by an alluring guitar riff successfully keep an already tired, sweaty and somewhat bruised audience enthralled and begging for more.
With a memorable set containing some of their most popular songs such as ‘Fortunate Friends’ and ‘Spinning Thread’ Into It. Over It. close the night with a bang.
Words: Hazel Urquhart
