Live: WHITE ROOM // Moth Club, London
Playing their biggest headline show to date, the Brighton five-piece take on the sold out Moth Club to end their most recent tour.
Sky-high psychedelia, White Room’s soaring riffs, energetic stage presence, and glided songwriting has made them an exciting new band on the rise.
Surrounded in sparkles and bright lights, the band launched into Tomorrow Always Knew with a hazy guitar opening hook, joined by a roaring bass line and crash of the drums. Playing mostly newer songs from their newest release Eight, tracks Stole The I.V. and Twisted Celebration swiftly took their place early on in the set. With the band continually jumping around joyfully, lead singer Jake Smallwood effortlessly tossed the microphone around like a toy and occasionally smashed his iconic tambourine from side to side.
Having the stage drenched in saturated colours, the playful numbers kept on coming. Bassist Josie McNamara provided harmonies throughout, creating a beautiful sound to accompany Circles and Cable-Built Dreamland. These mischievous songs felt momentous, with the audience immediately joining in. By this point, the crowd were in the palm of Smallwood’s hands as each song was gifted with a groovy style, urging them to hysterics. Drummer Hen Sava, and guitarists Jacob Newman and Tristan Sava’s musical kinship shined to produce something astonishingly authentic. Set with the perfect backdrop, the band beamed like the twinkling gold walls around them.
With the positive ring of cries echoing about the room, White Room dominated the stage with huge cheers from the happy crowd. As the show came to a close, Tristan Sava was clinging on as he perched on Smallwood’s shoulders, guitar wrapped in his arms as he continued to play. The evening full of avid hair swishing and dancing was sadly nearly over. Last to go was the bouncy track The Blue causing absolute mayhem, with a sea of eager hands and bobbing heads. Laughing, they all strolled off through the crowd. It was smiles all around.
Photos: Lauren McDermott