Rough Trade Bristol was packed for The Snuts on Tuesday night. There were only two of them
on stage for this stop on the Joy in Short Moments record shop tour, with frontman Jack
Cochrane joined by the band’s lead guitarist for a five-song set.
‘PTS’ opened proceedings and ‘Summer Rain’ was a highlight in the stripped-back setup. They
also slipped in an older song that Cochrane said wouldn’t make the main tour set. Between
songs, he asked the crowd for requests, let the suggestions come flying back, then announced
that he didn’t take requests. He reckoned the more people love a song, the less he likes it.
Cochrane also looked back to 2021, when W.L. edged out Demi Lovato to become the first
debut by a Scottish band to top the UK albums chart since The View in 2007. He credited the
people who turn up to nights like this and buy the records. For him, the best part was beating
the big players with Ferraris. Mind you, he added, The Snuts would love a Ferrari too, even if
they had to share one between them.
Five songs went by quickly, but plenty of people stayed on to meet the band. The drummer
joined the pair for the signing, and fans got a chance to chat and get their records signed.
The full band returns to Bristol at The Prospect Building on Tuesday 1 December, with limited
tickets available. If this short set at Rough Trade was anything to go by, that’s one worth
catching.
