Fireworks / Creepoid / Dave House @ The Fighting Cocks, Kingston

Dave House was neat. Somehow I still remember his line, 'I was born steady..'. Maybe because I feel the same. I prefer (and deliberately chose) my life to be like a sine wave with a low amplitude, not fluctuate too much.

Creepoid, four piece, lot of noise. Noise as in noise from guitar's pedalboard. Chicks who plays bass are cool. I like it when headliners bring openers that are "different".

When Fireworks opened their set with Oh Common Life, I know that this gig will be one of my my highlight in my UK years. Both Gospel and Oh Common Life are included in my Album of the Year list. That two albums were the answer of my fatigue of hearing pop punk bands nowadays. Singing songs that you know all the words by your favorite band that played live in front of you.. is the best feeling ever.

I have been a fan since "we are everywhere" EP. I listen to them throughout college years, work, marriage life and fatherhood times. I talked about them with my bandmates since college. I still regularly play 'bed sores' on weekends to my son.

At some point, hardworking artists and bands need to take a rest. Take time as much as you need, but promise us that you'll be back with another pack of songs filled with feelings, sadness and nostalgia.