SOUNDS: March 2014

I've been to the Night and Day Cafe in Manchester before but only for a quick drink, not for a gig. It's a nice little venue, perfect for live music. I'm not a fan of massive venues, ones where you can't actually see the band at all and spend most of your time just staring at the screens instead, kinda wondering whether maybe it would have been better to save yourself the 50 quid ticket price and watch it on tele instead? Except with festivals of course, I love a festival.

Anyway, back to this gig: Then Thickens - a six piece band from Lancashire, Chorley to be precise were headlining the evening (13th March), the 1st band Bete (https://soundcloud.com/beteband) on sounded a bit like what I imagine California feels like - the lead singer sounding almost identical to Caleb from Kings of Leon - and that's all a good thing - bringing a bit of sunshine to a foggy Manchester, the second band though, well they were pretty forgettable, there was nothing wrong with them but nothing that made you wanna listen either.

Then Thickens were a different level though, well rehearsed, smooth, great vocals. My favourite has to be 'Tiny Legs' which is their latest track, it's just one of those songs that instantly draws you in. Mega catchy. I'll be adding it to my playlist, popping it onto my Ipod and not even skipping it when it appears on shuffle. Plus it features Joe Gilgun (Woody off of This is England) in the video. So thumbs up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ySalXvHEJc

SOUNDS

Tuesday 18 March 2014

Gig: Then Thickens

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