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Saul Davies: “We actually miss a lot of important cultural information because there’s so much flying around, you know what I mean? I suddenly discovered The Cure have released an album last year and they’re one of my favourite bands and I didn’t even know they’d done it.”
Read the full interview on NEVolume.co.uk
Sometimes the best gigs can take place in the strangest surroundings. Five o’clock in the evening, in bright sunshine, on a stage at a racecourse with a mix of die-hard fans and those out for a drunken day at the races and a huge gap and fences between band and audience weren’t auspicious, but somehow James turned their Doncaster racecourse show into a triumph.
Read the full review at EvenTheStars.co.uk
They’re not fans of the outdoor gig sound limiters, tonight lamenting that they have to alternate slow, quiet songs with their more raucous outings and also advising the crowd that they’re not allowed to sing along. Best of luck with that.
Read the full review at scotsman.com
Then the problems start. Jim’s bass is knackered and no amount of trying to fix it seems to work initially. Jim tells a few jokes to try and amuse us, the audience sing “Getting away with it” whilst they decide what to do. Saul suggests “an acoustic version of something and you’re not allowed to sing, let’s see what happens” as they strike up into Sit Down. It’s not immediately clear it is their best known song until Tim starts to sing and then everyone is joined in unison and one voice, with two fingers cocked to the decibel counters, apart from when the lyrics are changed to the original Rough Trade version mid-way through.
Read the full review at EvenTheStars.co.uk
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