Music 'n' What Not

   Surprise You're Dead Music always get a good line up, and this was no exception. In one of our favourite venues, an amazing night unfolded... Rubio -    Rubio were the first band to play and they were really something else, with a soft rock indie vibe and a style I’d never heard before. A totally unexpected pleasure. A band of few words, that provided beautiful music without lyrics. Yes; without lyrics. It was great watching them as you got to appreciate the instruments on their own, raw talent with no vocal distractions. This band had a feel similar to Two Door Cinema Club, sometimes leaning more towards You Me At Six in songs where the feel was overall heavier, more rock than indie. These parts seemed in place of a defined vocal chorus, but in my opinion worked just as well, if not in some ways better.    The bass was simple, clear and clean throughout their set but worked well, a nice change from the usually heavy bass feature in bands I’m used t...