We arrived just in time to see the first warm up act disappear. Unfortunate as the second was really a pet hate of mine. I like guitar bands, so a solo female artist playing keyboard and singing ballads in a yelping voice had nothing going for it in my book. Still, for what its worth, this is Rae Morris. Any resemblance to a sheepdog is no doubt accidental.
They are touring their new album, their fourth, "So long see you tomorrow", which I have played quite a bit to get used to and I have to say is again very good. Certainly I and my two work colleagues were very impressed by the gig. You definitely get a lot more from seeing them live. Yes they sound great on CD as they are a talented band with clever, nuanced songs. But they have a much harder and more exciting sound when seen (and heard!) live. Indeed during their encore a mosh pit even formed at the front for a couple of songs including the excellent "Carry me", which you wouldn't have believed possible from hearing it only on record. Definitely a band for the jangly-guitar aficionado, like me.
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