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zotzWell, I went off to Peterboroough last night to see Clearlake. This was at the Met Lounge, which I think (correct me if I'm wrong) was the place that approached us a couple of times about maybe doing a monthly g*th night there. We turned them down because at the time we couldn't fin a single person in Peterborough who might even vaguely go along. It seemed a fairly decent place, actually. Maybe they'll ask again sometime. We could Franchise The Calling all over Anglia . . . except it'd be a "we" that no longer included me, of course.
Bands : 3.
First, Senecio (or summat like). Firstly, I have to say that this bunch have the musicianship bit down pat. It was a very solid performace, and they didn't seem in the least phased when the bass disappeared into crackling during the second song. They played on and let the soundbod sort it out. I thought they were very unadventurous, though. They ddidn't do much for me. They should, I would say, try to be more idiosyncratic.
The second band were the Delays, who are actually on tour with Clearlake. And very good they were, too. The singer vaguely resembles a younger Thom Yorke - tiny, straggly blond hair, wanders up into a falsetto quite often. their songs are strong, the tunes are good, they play them well . . . one of those bands that might end up going somewhere if they play their crads right. I enjoyed them a lot, and bought their single. Keep your eyes open.
Clearlake. I've been listening to them for a couple of years or so, since their single "Winterlight" was M&L's record of the week. I was hoping desperately not to be disappointed on seeing them live for the first time, and happily I wasn't. They shambled on in absolutely typical indie-bloke bad clothes (ill-fitting jeans and charity-shop shirts) and waorked their way through a succession of songs that switched between utterly inconsequential but still enchanting (Sunday Evening) to really quite suspect (I want to hurt you). After a couple of songs the singer (Jason?) remarked that they didn't know what they were going to play next, because they were at the end of their tether and actually had different setlists. His one had most of the songs crossed out, including the first one - Jumble Sailing - which half the audience spent the rest of the set shouting for. They were on excellent form, though - maybe-Jason spent the whole set teasing the sudience with the prospect of Jumble Sailing, saying that he was starting to remember some of the words, so maybe they'd do it later, then remembering that he'd have to find his harmonica first, introducing the next song as being Jumble Sailing, and so on. They finished with it, of course, and it was just fine - the best song I've ever heard about going to jumble sales (and I think I can say that without fear of contradiction).
I've got Opera 7 running now. It looks a bit flash.
And a few minutes later: Moz1.3 now too. Looks nice. Maybe time to fiddle with its derivatives too.
Bands : 3.
First, Senecio (or summat like). Firstly, I have to say that this bunch have the musicianship bit down pat. It was a very solid performace, and they didn't seem in the least phased when the bass disappeared into crackling during the second song. They played on and let the soundbod sort it out. I thought they were very unadventurous, though. They ddidn't do much for me. They should, I would say, try to be more idiosyncratic.
The second band were the Delays, who are actually on tour with Clearlake. And very good they were, too. The singer vaguely resembles a younger Thom Yorke - tiny, straggly blond hair, wanders up into a falsetto quite often. their songs are strong, the tunes are good, they play them well . . . one of those bands that might end up going somewhere if they play their crads right. I enjoyed them a lot, and bought their single. Keep your eyes open.
Clearlake. I've been listening to them for a couple of years or so, since their single "Winterlight" was M&L's record of the week. I was hoping desperately not to be disappointed on seeing them live for the first time, and happily I wasn't. They shambled on in absolutely typical indie-bloke bad clothes (ill-fitting jeans and charity-shop shirts) and waorked their way through a succession of songs that switched between utterly inconsequential but still enchanting (Sunday Evening) to really quite suspect (I want to hurt you). After a couple of songs the singer (Jason?) remarked that they didn't know what they were going to play next, because they were at the end of their tether and actually had different setlists. His one had most of the songs crossed out, including the first one - Jumble Sailing - which half the audience spent the rest of the set shouting for. They were on excellent form, though - maybe-Jason spent the whole set teasing the sudience with the prospect of Jumble Sailing, saying that he was starting to remember some of the words, so maybe they'd do it later, then remembering that he'd have to find his harmonica first, introducing the next song as being Jumble Sailing, and so on. They finished with it, of course, and it was just fine - the best song I've ever heard about going to jumble sales (and I think I can say that without fear of contradiction).
I've got Opera 7 running now. It looks a bit flash.
And a few minutes later: Moz1.3 now too. Looks nice. Maybe time to fiddle with its derivatives too.
