Bruise Deliver!

Straight back from Liverpool we motored down to New Cross for our first gig at The White Heart. Hosted by the fabulous Tich Turner and The Catapult Club I was blown away by this secretive, vibey stage they’ve got tucked away. You walk into this grand old pub and round the corner and down the stairs there’s a groovy little stage, lined with mirrors and doing a very good impersonation of a tiny amphitheatre. There were three bands on, the first were our good friends Dune Lake (Sophie and Dave) blowing us away with some soulful guitar and vocals and masterful keyboard work, what a lovely start to the evening. Then we were treated to some ska from The Scaredy Cats and Bruise finished up the night. Now this wasn’t our usual line up because Bob Kelly was still up in Liverpool guesting with Rinaldi sings, so Jim and I were going out as an electric duo. I was trembling at the thought but we dived in with gusto, the set went…

Miss Bigfish
Silvermachine
Alright – something really lovely started to happen at this stage, there were a troop of locals in the front of the pub watching the big screen boxing, and from this point onwards those lovely people started to come through to catch us play, we had topped the pay per view entertainment that Sky were laying on – ALRIGHT!
Blueline
Little Victories – Jim and I had been routeening this all week, rearranging it for the electric line up and this was it’s first time out in this format. It felt fantastic and we got a rip-roaring reception.
Mr Rat – more locals pile in to catch the show.
Don’t Make Me Wait
Stranger in You – another new song which sent a sinister chill down my spine and we seemed to have the crowd hypnotized.
The Northern Line
I Don’t Like You – it was our last song on the list and folks were up and dancing, Sophie from Dune Lake and Lucy (happy birthday toooo yoooo!) and more bopped about the perfectly proportioned dance floor and put a smile on my face I couldn’t wipe off.

We got an encore and played Silvertown, this was a true welcome back to our home territory, a thank you to all who were there. I must repeat what Tich had been using as promo for this event, he said…
“The finest 3-piece you’ll ever see BRUISE deliver powerful haunting vocals over a richly woven fabric of wicked rhythms and masterful lyrics, completely superb.” Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Isobelx