I knew it was going to be a good night when I was accused of doing drugs in the toilets within 10 minutes of arriving at Master Peace’s headline show at Rough Trade. After being discovered not guilty my mate and I rejoined the lingering crowd of people in their late 30s waiting for the young people to show up fashionably late as well as Master Peace (obviously). As the room got darker the energy got higher until the man himself emerged on stage along with his DJ and guitarist. It didn’t take long for people to move. Within 30 seconds of the first song, it was coats on the floor hands in the air and beer chucked over the crowd, creating the perfect sticky sweaty atmosphere that is indie sleaze- its back.
Peace has been involved with the revival of indie sleaze influenced by bands like Block Party and Lcd Soundsystem as well as TV shows like Skins and the Inbetweeners. Noughties alt culture is back for a spin and I’m loving it.
Master Peace’s new album “how to make a master peace” came out on the 1st of March, the day before the gig took place and thank God, I gave it a listen after I had bought the ticket, as my first listen on the bus didn’t give me great expectations for the gig however, I was proven wrong. This album is not to be listened to alone on a bus, but quite the opposite, it’s to be enjoyed very loud in a room full of people who are all passionate and excited about music and all there for a good time. 35 minutes of non-stop dancing, jumping and moshing, lead me to believe we would fall through the ceiling into the record shop bellow as well as restoring my faith in the next generation of indie artists.
Still a sweaty mess from the dancing I straightened my skirt and adjusted my fishnets before meeting Master Peace. He took time to chat to us and sign our albums before pointing out we had matching adidas superstars on (best moment of the night by far)
Not to piss on his chips but there were a few negatives about the gig. Although the set was exciting and energising, Peace had not created a set list prior to the show so had to take time in between each song faffing with the DJ sorting out the next track however this did give me time to catch my breath before it being taken away with the next song. He also did not play his biggest hit “eyes on you” which has over 8 million streams on Spotify. Other than this his performance was amazing he had complete control over the crowd getting everyone jumping up and down, even though I heard a few knees pop.
Overall, Master Peace is an incredible performer, and I would advise you to go and check him out on the rest of his UK tour but would suggest stretching before hand as my legs are still sore from all the dancing.
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