Amyl And The Sniffers live at Alexandra Palace, London: Gig Photos

Amyl And The Sniffers live at Alexandra Palace

Photos by Alex Elms

Amyl And The Sniffers were live in London on October 25th.

Amyl And The Sniffers played their biggest headline show at the Alexandra Palace last weekend, a career high point following the release of Cartoon Darkness last year.

In our review of the album, Live4ever praised the band for, ‘doing it their way’: “From Melbourne, their last album Comfort To Me was like an explosion of energy after months spent in lockdown living together,” it reads.

“Lyrically not much was off the table, yet it managed to both toughen and stretch a sound that had been to that point more rudimentary.”

Its follow-up sees the band taking some evolutionary steps, but begins with a middle finger jammed right where the sun don’t shine on the opener Jerkin’. Better not be you on this; ‘You’re a dumb cunt/you’re an arsehole’, it starts before then following with, ‘You are just a critic’, and a chorus of, ‘Keep jerkin on your squirter, cunt/You won’t get with me’.

“As a gobby tirade it’s funny and you’re left in zero doubt authentic, but it’s far from the only time somebody gets caught in Taylor’s cross hairs.”