Sunday, November 16, 2008

WILDBIRDS AND PEACEDRUMS (London Social, 18/08/08)

Well, it could have been awesome. Unfortunately, this show seemed to attract all the worst kind of bleating horse-faced London fashionistas, the kind of people who for the good of themselves as well as society should be whacked repeatedly in the kneecaps until they promise never to babble all the way through a gig again. The constant distractions didn’t quite distract from the quality of the Swedish duo’s set, although the experience very much paled in comparison to the Luminaire’s reverential atmosphere- even the band seemed thrown by the rudeness of the clientele. They ultimately triumphed, Mariam Wallentin astonishingly soulful vocals soaring above the chatter of morons but they deserved so, so much better.

(Photo: acb (Flickr))

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