The School of Seven Bells live experience isn't radically different to the recorded one, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Shoegazey dream-pop doesn't call for visceral stage presence, and the laid-back demeanour of the band does nothing to detract from the quality of the new material, including the obscenely lush "Windstorm." Louder vocals would have been nice, but all in all, a perfectly enjoyable, if not epoch-defining show.
(Kudos also due to Active Child. Given that he's a primarily electronic artist, I totally didn't expect the harp. Good man.)
(Photo: John Gleeson (Flickr))
1 comment:
I thought they were a lot more relaxed at the Scala than the gig at the Drop a week or so earlier (incidentally where your photo is from)
You weren't the only person to think they could have been louder (not me, other comments I heard)
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