Jonah K

Blindside is a fantastic band hailing from Sweden, and their live shows are energetic and powerful. With songs like "Pitiful," a rock anthem full of emotion that could bring some of the best songwriters to question their own works, the singer flails around the stage even when there's not much room around to do that.

If he needs more space, he dives into the crowd as the whole place is shouting along to every word he sings. The lyrics are more than worthy to be shouted along to, with lines like “There is no peace outside if there is nothing within," from the song "About A Burning Fire." Despite playing small shows, like at London's Barfly, the venue is packed to capacity and maybe the band's management should consider booking larger venues!

The humble group sets up their set on their own with no help from roadies, and the fans in the crowd shout over to them as they get their gear together, signing some items and taking photos with their fans as they work and get ready to show them how Swedes rock a stage -- very few other groups can perform as well as Blindside does on stage and I cannot wait for their next tour.