Track of the week... Various Cruelties - Don't Want To Waste Your Time

We've posted about Various Cruelties twice before, and we've seen them effectively grow up since we first listened to them! Slowly but surely seven tracks have worked their way onto the internet but this soulful Indie-Rock do not have one bad track, they're all highly rated if you ask me.



So the track of the week is 'Don't Want To Waste Your Time', this is currently a free download over at their facebook site, and to be honest it's one of their best tracks! The song will not feature on their début album but this will be put into the folder of 'hidden gems' as far as I am concerned. The vocalist does a wonderful job keeping you listening, along with the harmonies in the choruses. Chiming guitars, a marching drum beat with even more effects, the tambourine is a nice effect and adds to the layers. This song is simply amazing, a great track to define this band by, remember, it's a free download on their site. SO what's to lose!



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Various Cruelties - Don't Want To Waste Your Time

Gig Review... Various Cruelties @ King Tuts, Glasgow, 21st January 2012

You can often feel a real of anticipation amongst a crowd at the gig of a rising band like Various Cruelties but it's clear to see the bands themselves are excited to be back in Glasgow playing the legendary King Tuts Wah Wah Hut with singer Liam O'Donnell telling the crowd how much they've been looking forward to this particular show.

But before they take to the stage local indie band Huevo And The Giant play a chirpy half hour set. It's clear they've roped in a lot of their friends to watch but the neutrals among the crowd are soon won over by their blend of cheery tunes with 'Wings (We Are The Kids)' being a particular highlight. I'll be sure to check them out again.



But as enjoyable as they were, Various Cruelties are a level up. They don't waste any time getting started, kicking off with the up-tempo 'Neon Truth' getting the crowd moving right away. If this wasn't enough new single 'Great Unknown' is up next as the band get into their stride. Across their forty five minute set they entice us in with their soul-tinted indie. With Etta James having passed away yesterday, the band dedicate 'She Is The One' to the former soul legend. They seem to have upped their game musically from their earlier releases with tracks such as 'Don't Want To Waste Your Time' sounding bigger than its ever sounded before with a beefed up beat behind it. Playing twelve songs, it would appear they may have premièred their whole album, and if so it looks like it's going to be a great début album!

With chanting for bassist Beanie throughout the show, the band take their leave after new song 'Beautiful Delirium' winds its way into their fans' ears. They're only off of the stage for a matter of seconds though before storming back on to finish with their biggest hit 'Chemicals', drawing a huge sing-along and sending fans and band alike home happy.

Various Cruelties played:

Neon Truth
Great Unknown
If It Wasn't For You
Magnetic Fields
Cold As You
Thrill Is Gone
Capsize
Dry Your Tears
She Is The One
Don't Want To Waste Your Time
Beautiful Delirium

Chemicals





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Written by - Neil Shaw

Introducing... Various Cruelties

If you can imagine the absolute medium of Alex Turner and a soulful version of Justin Young then that's the vocals of this next band. Various Cruelties are based in London (via Leeds) and they have influences such as Arcade Fire, Villagers and Ian Brown. It does rub off on the music these guys make.



Now, I have only literally just started to listen to the tracks I have found on soundlcoud and everything seems to be not one bit below superb. The bass driven 'Neon Truth' is one of my favourites out of the tracks I have so far heard, and you can hear it below this post too! 'If It Was't For You' is a Alternative-Soul track with elements of a slow Vaccines song, caressing the gentle vocals of the lead singer. The last track I've heard of is called 'Cold As You' which also is bass driven and has trumpets and - what sounds like - a big band playing, one thing is for certain, this band isn' afraid to mix it up!

NEON TRUTH by VARIOUS_CRUELTIES

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