“This is like the best gig ever,” Slow Club’s Rebecca Taylor told Brighton Dome’s Studio Theatre. “We sold out, we actually sold out for the first time”.
This may sound surprising given the Sheffield band have been together for nine years now.
Even more so given their infectious soulful guitar-driven pop makes them irresistible.
Made up of the aforementioned Miss Taylor and guitarist and vocalist Charles Watson, the pair combined effortlessly on stage.
On their current tour they appeared with a bass player and another drummer/guitarist. However, the backbone and soul of Slow Club was the two founders.
Their soothing harmonies, delicate yet simple riffs and South Yorkshire charm had the audience in the palms of their hands from set opener Tears Of Joy. From there they could do no wrong.
They ran through their back catalogue spanning debut album Yeah So, follow up Paradise and last year’s release Complete Surrender.
They weighed heavily towards their more recent offerings with songs from Complete Surrender in particular showing the band at their best.
Songs such as Everything Is New and Suffering You, Suffering Me, highlighted the band’s more complete sound, with Charles’ effects-driven riffs and Rebecca’s powerful yet measured voice, silencing the 300-odd who had come to watch.
This was a band who knew who they were and where they came from – and they didn’t pretend to be anything else. That came across in everything they did and made them simply irresistible.
If they continue with this effortless soulful pop malarkey then they will be selling out many more venues in the near future.
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