Hi:Fi (South) 2006
Saturday 27th to Sunday 28th May 2006Matterley Bowl near Winchester, Hants, England MAP
£99 (both days) or £54.50 for either day
Festival Live Stage openers they started to a virtually empty tent and Ive never heard of them before. The band hail from Ireland but the lead singer sounds Canadian when he speaks! Not knowing the track titles Ive written the chorus lines where the titles isnt forthcoming. The Only One Standing in my Way goes down well enough to a crowd of a hundred or so. The ska flavoured beats of Superstar with its upbeat rhythm draws in more skipping stragglers into the tent. Thisll Be the Last Time has drum and bass in combining well into a pounding rhythm and theyve managed to get the crowd to double in size. Can You Dig It has some indie guitar solos performed well and enough power to get the crowd moving.
Lead singer Michael Moloney asks, Are we having a good time? and the crowds cheers of affirmation prove that the tight musically rich tunes are going down a storm. Their ssingle Reconnect builds to a frenzy and is well received. Its well crafted and a good introduction to their sound. The four piece sound very pleasant and boppable, in a classic good tunes to feel good moul.
Overall pretty enjoyable with a nice sound and a band likely to be higher up on line ups in the future. Theyll rapidly develop a following with or without hype.
review by: Scott Williams