With T-Minus 1 hour to go, the night so many of their fans had been waiting for, was finally here. Die hard fans had flown in from around the country. The album launch for My Future Lies’ second album, Chasing the Moon was going to be a night to remember.

As the Oxford Art Factory filled up, it was clear to see that My Future Lies have very loyal fans, and a real cross section of characters. They were all here. Proud friends & family, die-hard fans, the Uni crowd, the older rockers, the young ones & of course the tall man that always stands in front of you for the guitar solos!!

It’s the attention to detail that makes the night magical though. The stage was very stylishly lit with a handful of vertical screens portraying simple yet very effective imagery that really drove home the stories portrayed in the lyrics.

Kickstarting the night with a massive intro and a surge forward from the crowd, we were impacted like a molten meteorite with the title track from the album Chasing the Moon. It pushes the envelope clean off this sphere of existence for these three boys, and left me wondering what was left for the rest of the set.

Blasting their way forward, they showcased all the new tracks along with a few old favourites, but the highlight of the night came midway through the set with "Girl Called Lonely", a simple catchy tune that seems to be under-rated amongst the MFL camp, but it caught my attention and lead beautifully into the epic song "Rocket Fuel".

It’s anthemic. All hoofed up with strings and guitars that zoom like spaceships. It’s deliriously unhinged, shamelessly grandiose. It is superb.

With no time to recover, drummer, Murray Danger then hit us with his insanely precise and out of control drum solo. He was hitting those skins so fast that the sticks became a blurr. Surely he grew two extra arms to get through that. Clearly a crowd pleaser, and always the showman, Danger had us ready for the second half.

Frontman Luke Lukess wowed us all with his superhuman guitar tricks. Behind the head, then with a beer bottle and then with his teeth!!  

It’s fair to say that onstage, My Future Lies are a seasoned and professional group, who left the venue and the crowd rendering little more than a crater shaking in it’s kickers!!  

Mark Wilkinson opened the night for them with a lovely acoustic set, and the night was closed out with Kid Mac.