Part of the appeal of the Roundhouse, a famous north London venue, is that if a gig ever becomes boring, you can gaze at its vaulted, jointed ceiling – a marvel of the industrial age. It’s a safe bet that no one checks the architecture tonight, or on the other two nights of this sold-out residency. Because punk crossover stars Amyl and the Sniffers are never dull: they go off like a long-haul firecracker, detonating time and again.
Their ingredients are, yes, consistent – the thuggish judder of Gus Romer’s bass, the wallop of Bryce Wilson’s drums, the unapologetic squall of Declan Mehrtens’s electric guitar and singer Amy Taylor’s fierce invective – against predatory men, internet trolls and people who seek to muzzle her. They often feel like the same set of adversaries. But the Australian band rebuild their pub-glam-punk rock Lego again and again, with surprising variety.
