Despite the fact that it’s my most visited venue, over fifty times, I don’t really like it. It’s a relatively low stage and a flat floor which means that unless you are near th...e front the view is a little ropey.
We push our way to a reasonable distance and await what I hope will be classic English influenced power pop from this Texan outfit.
They open up with a couple from their new mighty fine album ‘They want my Soul’ but tonight is very much a game of two halves. I’m not sure what the sound man was listening to but it certainly wasn’t what was being played in front of him. The sound is awful and all you can here is a heavy bass. The lead guitar is buried somewhere in Hammersmith and Britt Daniels beautiful vocals haven’t even made it to London.
Eventually either someone’s had a word or he’s remembered to engage his ears and what follows is everything I like about this band. Great songs played by a talented bunch of musicians and sung by a quite unique voice albeit with shades of Glenn Tillbrook thrown in.
The new albums stands up well but it’s the oldies from my favourite album ‘Kill the Moonlight’, ‘Small stakes’ and ‘The Way we Get by’ that win me the day.
On the whole a good night slightly spoilt by poor early sound and a certain cleanness and polish by the band that lacked the energy of the night before with Delta Spirit.