Hallamshire Hotel, arguably Sheffield’s most up and coming venue, sees Projector grace the stage tonight to showcase their live alt-rock prowess.
On this tour the band have played four dates in France across different venues and have ventured back to UK, firstly taking on Birmingham’s Sunflower Lounge before arriving at Sheffield’s Hallamshire Hotel.
Despite not being a full house, the band still show up with confidence and charisma, making the stage their own and passion for their art.
The bands set kicks off with ‘Hope Springs Eternal’ which has a commanding instrumental and showcases one of half of the band’s vocals off perfectly. Watching and listening to Projector live, you feel a sense of ease for the show as the emulate the energy of seasoned pros.
The highlight of the night for me was ‘Tastes Like Sarah’ which showcases both vocalist’s strengths as individuals and a duo. When the band hit the chorus ‘Tastes like Sarah, oh yeah’, it’s nothing short of infectious and leaves your ears ringing the same lyrics.
Above all, the band’s tightly wound intensity drives the album with the strange fervour of early Pixies that reflects the energy of their live show.
Watching the band, they suggest this kind the sound is drenched in the dark, industrial brutalism of Joy Division, at others it’s a spectacular of hyperactive, Squid-flavoured rant-pop.
Circling back to the crowd, despite it being a small number of people in attendance, everyone seems to be enjoying every second including a die-hard fan bounding around at the front.
Despite moving towards the end of the set list the band still show vitality and animation in their performance with the closing tracks which include ‘The Sham! The Sham! The Sham’, ‘Breeding Ground’ and ‘Zero’.
Projector can exit Sheffield tonight know they did a tremendous job and we hope to see them return to the steel city ASAP!