For the last couple of weeks, the Common Thread Tour has been travelling around Europe to deliver one of the most unbelievable days out that a modern punk fan could experience. Let\u2019s just pluck out some names\u2014Hot Water Music; Comeback Kid; Defeater; Modern Life Is War; Joyce Manor; The Hotelier; basically, if you\u2019re into alt-punk or emotional hardcore, this is the <\/em>bill for you. Sadly, it\u2019s only five dates, and although two of them are in the UK, you\u2019re out of luck if London or Leeds are too out-of-the-way.<\/p>\n Thankfully, a few of the names have splintered off for shows of their own, notable among them being Spanish Love Songs <\/strong>as not only one of Common Thread\u2019s bill-toppers, but as the shining light of alt-punk in the 2020s. They\u2019ve been quieter recently, though that\u2019s no cause for alarm, not when both Brave Faces, Everyone <\/em>and No Joy <\/em>are still out-and-out scene triumphs and <\/em>there\u2019s a new EP coming next month that\u2019ll likely be more of the same. It\u2019s a stacked little lineup they\u2019ve brought with them here, too\u2014Canadian punk wreckers The Dirty Nil<\/strong>, fresh off their own great album this year; deeply underrated emo winners Kali Masi<\/strong>; and a now-solo, acoustic incarnation of Sincere Engineer<\/strong>. As they all arrive in Manchester, Will Robinson <\/strong>headed to New Century Hall to check it out.<\/p>\n Photos by Will Robinson <\/strong>(Instagram<\/a>)<\/p>\n
\nSincere Engineer<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nKali Masi<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nThe Dirty Nil<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nSpanish Love Songs<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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