The Rest, @ El Mocambo on October 21st

Hamilton based indie rock band, The Rest, returned to Toronto on October 21st with AutoManic, Del Bel, and Mamabolo via the Indie Machine.

Adam Bentley, the lead singer of the band, appeared on the stage alone, with his acoustic guitar, and commenced stroking the strings to perform a cover of  the dark emotional ballad by Roy Orbison, "Crying". While singing word to word carefully, as if he magically made a word alive, Bentley triggered the audience's emotion and gradually attracted attention. 

The audience finally headed fully to the stage when the rest of the band showed up on the stage.While giving a different feel from the initial performance, the quintet galvanized the crowed with a tide of diaphanous melodies crafted by a cello and  plaintive yet placid vocal. They closed the show with their good old tune, "Walk on the Water",  and it convinced me that it was worthwhile for me to drag my feet to the show despite the struggle with my cold.

It was also hard to believe that they were missing one member for the show due to an event for CMJ as the rest of the members were able to 'fill in' the sounds. As it was the first time for me to see them live, I couldn't tell the difference, which also give me a reason to see them again in the future. 

It was also hard to believe that they were missing one member for the show due to an event for CMJ as the rest of the members were able to 'fill in' the sounds. As it was the first time for me to see them live, I couldn't tell the difference, which also give me a reason to see them again in the future.