A Grilling From My Sad Captains
0 Comments Published by Tom on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 16:16.
It's a busy busy Monday night in Hoxton's trendy Bar & Grill with a somewhat mix and match bill featuring three bands.First up there's Gold Sounds and their melodic pop which needs plenty more work before I investigate any further. Whilst I am all for experimentalism I am not sure banging a wooden spoon on a box counts and in the end I was worn down by Fireworks Night folky, acid tinged tunes. However to be fair I was getting impatient (and slowly sozzled on the over priced organic bitter) whilst waiting for My Sad Captains which, lets face it, the majority of us were here to see.
The bands constant gigging on the London circuit over the past six months have seen them turn into a well oiled machine when it comes to their live appearances and does it show. Initially they seem to be a bit shy in their approach but as the set wears on their confidence comes on in leaps and bounds. Whilst Cathy claps, smiles and sings front man Ed has some nice poses with his guitar as he stares towards the audience. The rest of the band seem comfortable in their surroundings resulting in songs that sound oh so good.
And the songs themselves? The band play a mean mix of jangle pop (Triffids, Go Betweens) coupled with country leanings. The recent single Bad Decisions sounds so much better live as does it's flip side Here and Elsewhere which could, and should have been, a single in it's own right. Delayed new single, the infectious All Hat and No Plans, is the stand out track with it's catchy melodies and rockier riffs. Suddenly it was over but reflecting on the way home I feel that I can safely add My Sad Captains to the select list of bands on the current London indie pop circuit that I would happily pay to see time and time again.
My Sad Captains - Bad Decisions
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