Slow Club at Koko

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Slow Club are uncharacteristically quiet. Not in their music, which opens enthusiastically with a guest drummer and bass player, but it isn't until the end of the third song when they first interact with the audience. The venues for the folk duo are just getting bigger and bigger, ...

Slow Club at Highbury and Islington Garage

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

The Garage in Highbury and Islington is a fairly small venue. I would have thought the Union Chapel, just down the road and where Slow Club played a Christmas gig, would hold more people, but perhaps the Garage's lack of pews gets more people crammed in. 'So many ...

Music of 2009, part three

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Better late than never is my final review of the music I bought in 2009. I have mashed together what was originally going to be two posts in to the one, lest I find myself reviewing some of last year's CDs in June. After getting Slow Club's single Let's Fall ...

Slow Club at Union Chapel

Friday, December 18th, 2009

I arrive early for tonight's Slow Club gig. The promoters didn't send tickets to the agencies in time, so I want to leave enough time to pick up the tickets on the door. The gig is in the Union Chapel and has unreserved pew seating, so getting early ...

Slow Club at Scala

Friday, September 25th, 2009

The house lights go down but the band don't appear on stage. A little longer passes before a ripple of excitement passes through the audience, just as Slow Club does. Strumming acoustic guitars, Charles and Rebecca squeeze their way from a side door to the centre of the ...

Music of 2009, part one

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

I have apparently been on a bit of a new music bender this year so far, actively seeking out new artists and bands to keep me entertained. I'm not quite sure why this should be, particularly as the iPod Touch still doesn't have an album shuffle mode, but at ...

Music of 2008: all the rest

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

In my final look back at the music I bought and listened to in 2008 I review everything left over after considering new bands and established acts. In the case of Best of... albums it rarely makes a difference what year they are bought, as they are essentially nuggets of nostalgia ...