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Post by blade on Mar 8, 2014 16:09:30 GMT
April 7 London (Hackney) Oslo
May 29 Guildford Boileroom
May 30 Sheffield Leadmill
May 31 Liverpool East Village Arts Club
June 1 Nottingham The Bodega
June 3 Birmingham Hare & Hounds
June 4 Manchester The Deaf Institute
June 5 Glasgow King Tuts
June 7 Leeds Brudenell Social Club
June 8 Bristol Thekla
June 9 Portsmouth Wedgwood Rooms
June 10 London Scala
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Post by riseandfall on Mar 8, 2014 17:11:57 GMT
Booked for 2! I'm going to the Oslo on Monday for Sky Ferreira - I'll give a report
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Post by james on Mar 17, 2014 22:20:33 GMT
Warm up date announced for the Jericho in Oxford the evening before the Hackney show. So relieved! The Hackney show is difficult for me to get over for from Bristol on a weeknight and I'm in the USA for exactly the two weeks of the summer tour.
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Post by incoasterble on Apr 6, 2014 3:14:24 GMT
Dammit I only just picked this up! (I work a lot of hours in a week just now). Hard finding an email for the venue so have tried with a tweet to see if it's sold out or not... If I'm incredibly lucky I'll be there...
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Post by james on Apr 7, 2014 8:41:51 GMT
I was at the gig in Oxford last night.....the band sounded so so good. I've seen them probably once a year since 2006 and it was perhaps the best I've heard them. The set list was mostly a split between the 1st album and new songs. The new songs sound seriously good! I wouldn't shy away from saying if they didn't either. They sounded great! I took a bunch of photos and a few short videos that I'll upload somewhere and share on here this evening. Have fun those of you off to Hackney tonight!
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Post by riseandfall on Apr 7, 2014 9:01:56 GMT
I'm so excited, I'm off to Oslo later... Glad they are sounding good - I've had Slowburn on repeat this morning. Track listing for Heartstrings is out and up for per order on iTunes
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Post by riseandfall on Apr 7, 2014 16:24:01 GMT
Arrived far too early at Oslo but the band are sound checking - just heard Cities..and now Velvet Girl - ooooo - sounding bloody good from here
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Post by riseandfall on Apr 7, 2014 22:29:21 GMT
Just on my way home from Oslo
Wow! The new songs are sounding sweet... I'm so excited for this record.. Really, truly impressed with what I heard tonight
Great time tonight - only gripe was they rushed through the set so fast it was over before it began!
Will post my pics tomorrow - Joel was very sweet and he remembered me - said he may try to get me on the guest list next time!
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Post by pbobcat on Apr 8, 2014 18:47:30 GMT
I was at Oslo as well last night. Brilliant mix of old and new with only one song each from Radio Wars and The Loudest Engine (Cities, The Wilderness). Lovely to hear oldies I never thought I would again (Broken Bones, Velvet Gir) and the new songs are great. There was one in particular near the end (between Slowburn and Low Happening iirc) that was astonishing. Really looking forward to this record  |
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Post by riseandfall on Apr 8, 2014 19:10:21 GMT
Think that was Reverie ...
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Post by pbobcat on Apr 8, 2014 20:23:34 GMT
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Post by blade on Apr 9, 2014 12:11:50 GMT
New date: June 10 - London, Scala
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Post by incoasterble on Apr 9, 2014 21:20:49 GMT
I had the privalage / good fortune on Sunday to attend their astonishing performance in Oxford's Jericho Tavern (sorry I missed saying hi to James - I don't know you by face!) on the maddest impulse. This date I had either completely forgotten about or had dismissed as sold out, before late Saturday night reading about there being some tickets on the door. I tweeted to check this was the case and set off on my merry way the next day. Despite turning up as late as 15 minutes before doors I still didn't loose out!!! (This was a Godsend. I do not recommend that anyone ought ever drive that far, that late in the day and not be braced to loose out big style, not least at a 100 capacity venue with a total of only 25 tickets to go on the door!!)
On topic, and echoing the words from recent posts to this thread, they are sounding better than ever. Honestly that show will be one of my greatest memories for many years to come / ever. Their performance is just something beyond belief. The new songs indeed sounding great and showing some really daring creativity, wonderfully interwoven against the old favourites which sounded stronger than I've ever known them to.
Their musicianship is notably far improved, Gary is a great bassist and his backing vocals add more to the layers and harmonies than I recall Bren's did (sorry...). I can't recall a moment when Juanita dismounted the guitar/s which she plays with some real meaning these days, and this alongside the bass gives an excellent backdrop for Joel to exercise more freedom than ever with his guitarwork. I found it really noticable how very well Glenn's parts are written; tightly tuned in to the mood and elements of each song. Juanita sounding as good as ever on vocals which whilst poinient do not overrule the wholeness of sound which the band create... Another commendable thing is they way the setlist fits together and flows - everything felt like it was in the right place, almost as if they wrote some of this album bearing that in mind?
In the end, I think it's great that not for one moment, even at 1.30am when I would have killed to be less 'crossing Tinsley Viaduct' and more 'in bed' in preparation for a week's work, did I feel like it wasn't exactly the right thing to be doing with my time just this once.. I guess every so often it pays to do something comparitaviley wild, take a chance, do something you'd never consider possible be it by way of logic or good fortune.. And it totally makes up for my not having been able to hit the Oslo gig on Monday!
Also congratulations to Oxford, who the very same day won The Boat Race.
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Post by blade on Apr 9, 2014 22:30:18 GMT
As verbose as ever incoasterble, but it's great the way you pour your thoughts out on paper (or virtual paper). I might have been as impulsive many years ago, but time wearies.....
And Tinsley Viaduct is a great, eerie place. You ought to detour down below one day. "Crossing Tinsley Viaduct" sounds a good name for a song....
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Post by incoasterble on Apr 17, 2014 20:38:34 GMT
Ha I guess I try to restrain myself... An emotional gig for me though; seeing them perform so well made me real proud to be a fan..
As re Crossing Tinsley Viaduct, I may well use that one in my ongoing efforts, I've driven beneath once or twice & must say it's an ace piece of engineering and one that's been a highlight of journeys South all my life. Driving on the hard shoulder / edge of the top deck was cool. (I have distant memories of it maybe running 3 lanes back when there were less vehicles per given length loading it..?) certainly not something one could usually do were it not for the roadworks at the moment...
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