Toronto band Fucked Up was a band I’d been excited about seeing for many months when they hit Neumos Wednesday night. Their latest album, The Chemistry of Common Life, is one of the best I’ve bought in the past year, and I’d seen photos and heard talk of their awesome live show. The six-piece sound machine did not disappoint, unspooling their epic, classical-meets-hardcore songs with a perfect mix of playfulness and intensity. Lead singer Damian Abraham seemed to spend only half the concert on the stage, wandering freely in and out of the audience, screaming, hugging, kissing, and in one case undressing the crowd. It was a wild scene – this was the first concert where I’ve nearly had my camera stepped on, while it was around my neck – but definitely fun. In fact, my only real disappointment was that there were so few people there: the crowd was so small that Neumos closed off not only the balcony but also the back half of the club. Now that’s fucked up, people.
