Oh my God, so many witty Kaiser Chiefs song titles, I can’t decide which one to use as opening line. But then, this review isn’t mainly about them, because the support bands stole the show.
I am generally wary of national clichés, but I have to say the Swedish really are a frosty lot. I am excited beyond belief at the prospect of seeing the Thrills play in this exquisite, small venue and curious as to how they will do far away from adoring home audiences.
The founding father of gangsta rap had his heyday in the early 1990s when his albums went platinum, he was nominated for a Grammy and his explicit lyrics introduced "Parental Advisory"-stickers to CD collections across the world.
If you’ve heard the singles you’ve got a pretty good idea of what the album is like – rock tunes driven by staccato drums and three-chord guitar, delivered with plenty of attitude and passion.
Alex Lloyd is a bit of a songwriting hero in his native Australia. Apparently, people choose to get married to his massive hit single ‘Amazing’ and flock to his gigs in their thousands. Knowing this, the album comes as a bit of a surprise, and not in a good way.
For those who want the weekend to end on a high note, the place to be is The Ticket Stage with an act that never fails to deliver a set full of crowd pleasers. Basement Jaxx are on top form tonight and everyone goes home happy.
Slightly preachy lyrics about the evil music business that eats its own young aside, this latest offering from the Dublin rockers’ upcoming album is a rousing anthem that leads to all manner of foot-stomping and head-bobbing from the first listen.
Sons & Daughters have been accused of being more American than the Americans, and certainly a first listen to their debut album brings to mind any combination of words like blues, funk, country, rock, hyphenated with “melee”, but they lend their own distinctive flavor to the obvious musical influences.
This is Beyonce without the booty, Pink without the attitude, Kelis without the lollipop, but it’s a solid album that showcases Knight’s talent and might just earn her the standing of a British Anastacia
Lonely Soldier is a slow, melancholic tune, with the alternating vocals of Moore and Rice not so much blending into as contrasting one another, drawing listeners in rather than washing over them.
