My recent run of gigs continued last night
with a trip to the small Waterfront Studio in
Norwich. Support for the evening came from
Scottish duo Honeyblood, who made a fine old
racket and justifiably went down a storm with
an engaged audience. A strong set of songs,
effortlessly delivered.
I featured Courtney Barnett back in February
(here) and am very familiar with her
material, but I was totally unprepared for
just what a force she and her band have
become after a few months on the road. Barnett now fronts what, at
times, can only be described as a power trio.
They truly were a sight and sound to behold
and the clutch of new songs scattered through
the set from her upcoming debut LP, show
absolutely no dip in quality. Miss Courtney
and her band at your peril - they won't be
playing such intimate venues for very much
longer.
Here's an audience recording of 'Depreston',
from Brighton last week. A solo
performance of a new song with a twist in the
tail.
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Good tunes, both. Honeyblood is a fine name for a group and they seem promising. Courtney Barnett is definitely someone I'm going to watch.
Just thinking the same, I like the name Honeyblood, they are good too. Courtney song will be much better of course with the studio version.
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