So it’s a belated Christmas get together for our group for this postponed gig from December. Sadly due to a variety of circumstances our octet is reduced down to five on the night. It’s my first visit to the Lexington post Covid and I picked up my black card and viewed my name on the role of honour for supporting them during the pandemic.
Arguably, my favourite small London venue, we await the rock n roll blitzkrieg that is ‘His Lordship’ made up of James Walbourne on guitar and vocals and Kristoffer Sonne on drums, harmonies and one lead vocal plus the addition of David Anthony Page on bass throughout.
We saw these guys back in September absolutely shake the Moth Club to its foundations and tonight is no different. It’s a heady mix of classic rock n roll covers plus a bunch of new songs from their soon to be released album. No song outstays its welcome and they rattle along with a short sharp shock of two minutes of Gene Vincent led punk, rock n roll, pause for breath and boulder into the next tune.
I have written many times about James’ skills as a guitarist and this format gives him a lot of room to let loose and rock his socks off. The rhythm section drives the beat along and provide some nice harmonies where needed and Sonne is an animal behind the kit and a whirling dervish of limbs.
Put it all together it’s a breathless fifty minutes as they complete their whole repertoire. Called back for an impromptu encore we get a gloriously shambolic version of ‘Oh Boy’ to end the evening.
If you need the cobwebs blowing off come and see this band for an hour of nonstop kick ass rock n furthermore roll. They tick all the boxes, especially stylistically and musically.
Keep on rock and rollin y’all.