The View - Live
[Knowsley Music Festival]

A festival vibe is starting to filter in and the young indie kids look on with increasing anticipation. The scene is similar to the looks that will have greeted Oasis as they were carving a name out for themselves.

Although, Dundee’s The View possesses the same uplifting hooks, pulsing drum-beats (provided with cock-sure craft by Steve Morrison) and cocky self-belief as Gallagher and co, their material is not quite as universal, yet.

Deep Dundonian references puzzle even those seemingly in the know about them. The angular riffs and thrusting percussion of ‘Superstar Tradesman’ has a familiar, gritty push and catchy chorus, ensuring that gatherers get into it from the off. Despite being banned from every single Travel Lodge in the country for their rowdiness.

This evening, the young pretenders are nothing but calm and amiable The rugged and rhythmic anthem of ‘Same Jeans’, retains freshness in a live setting, despite its numerous airplay and the party spirit continues to climb, as though to stick two fingers up to the lingering black clouds.