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Bands That I Miss(ed): Family Outing

Family Outing.

When I started writing this London band Family Outing were active members of the UK Hardcore scene. I caught them last year supporting Seattle 3-piece, Big Eyes, with Ryan, a friend who turned me onto the band. I remember getting there early (more time to geek out) with a drink in hand, awaiting music and pretending to check my phone. No new messages... again. Ryan came up behind me eagerly tapping me on the shoulder.

“Wanna do a key with me in the toilet?” His eyes wide and hopeful.

“This is lemonade...” I said and raided an eyebrow to what kind of evening he had planned.

Feedback, four-count and the small audience got a slashing from Family Outing for 20 minutes, barely taking a breath. Tight hardcore fixings - It was quite a workout for an opening band (Ryan was sweating...Obviously) and I bought a tape home that night and geeked out some more.

As mentioned before, Family Outing were active members of the UK Hardcore scene. I'm finally getting around to finishing what-was-then an off-the-cuff review and it appears it'll turn out to be more of an obituary. It seems to me that an exciting band in the punk/hardcore scene today have a shelf life of about twice the length of their E.Ps. Family Outing made one demo tape and it's totally worth a listen here; http://familyoutingpuke.bandcamp.com/

“...each tape came with an insert and individually stamped old postcard from your auntie's crap trip to Ramsgate with her arsehole children.”

When you do give it a listen try to imagine Ryan sweating into my Lemonade.

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