I haven't paid enough attention to this blog recently, so sorry about that. Anywaaay, I went to see a band called "General Fiasco" in Islington a couple of weeks ago, and consequently ended up writing a review of it for rocklouder. And here is said review...
The cosiness of tonight’s venue seems to suit General Fiasco perfectly. After the two support bands- Ray Dar Vees and Black Box Revelation- have played their final chords, Islington Academy2 begins to fill up, as people flood in to see what NME have named to be one of the “ten hopes for the near future.” With new single ‘Ever So Shy’ getting much-deserved radio play, along with other crowd favourites ‘We Are the Foolish’ and ‘Rebel Get By’ doing the rounds on YouTube, it’s easy to see why people are flocking to see them in a low-key venue whilst they still can.
Although their album “Buildings” hasn’t been released yet, it doesn’t seem to be hampering their ability to gain crowd favour. Beginning with “Dancing with Girls,” there’s the odd murmur of lyrics if you listen carefully enough, but most people are too busy being sucked in by their charm. Be it through their Irish accents, or the way they chuck every ounce of their energy into their performance, there’s no doubting their live ability. Running through the crowd pleasers- ‘We Are the Foolish’ and ‘Rebel Get By’ as previously mentioned-, they were clearly pleasantly surprised by the brilliant reception they achieved.
The crowd were also treated to a special acoustic performance of ‘Sinking Ships,’ a single which has been published on YouTube for sometime, and has become another of their fan favourites. This is where we see the real talent dripping out of Owen, through his guitar playing and his vocals. Having formed three years ago, this is yet another example of today’s [fairly] young people blasting away their “yobbish” media stereotyping. They end on ‘Ever So Shy,’ which expectedly receives the night’s best reaction.
From tonight’s gig, it’s clear to see that General Fiasco have the ability to be forever improving, which will inevitable see them filling venues more the size of Brixton Academy in the not too distant future. This is a band who will be blasting out your radios for some time to come.
4/5
Yes, it got published :)
http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/live/article/general-fiasco-islington-academy-2
No comments:
Post a Comment