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Still, if the Kings of Leon are all family members and they can get on alright without killing each other, what about the Gorman family?
Well, none of them have beards, and as is the impatient nature of youth, they don’t intend on spending much time dawdling about; their three minute bursts of pop punk are infused with a vitality and drive that has their crowd of followers moving enthusiastically to their call.
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Far from being perceived as surly, disaffected youths, they have a smiling, demeanour that’s all to frequently missing from the ‘serious business’ of rock’n’roll. Between songs Tom and Dylan ask the crowd to move up and fill the space in front of the stage, which they do, knowing that they will shortly be entertained with bright choruses and skin thumping beats that contain the power of a Foo Fighters number. They’ve played in bands long enough to have built up material that will last a set, not merely two songs plus a list of fillers. Lyrics are not about revolution and overthrow, but more familiar topics as addiction (in whatever form it may take) or that perennial feeling that "We need to get out of here". On this showing, a stay of execution is deserved for them all. | 
