Now we have to mention due to public transport issues we had to cut the show early so unfortunately we never got a chance to hear Battleship or RAM. But we will be sure to check them out next time we get a chance.
First off, the folk music stylings of Freddie Stitz's duo. I do consider myself an open minded person but personally I wasn't a fan. The first track had way too many yodels for my liking, although the rest of the crowd were dancing and even singing along to their rather upbeat cover of Cab Calloway's Minnie the Moocher. If you're a fan of folk jazz or anything similar then these guys should be right up your alley so check them out.
Next up, Deafen the Creatures. A Northwest band from Widnes, Liverpool and Manchester. Their acoustic electronic sound is something I found quite different from the music I normally listen to. The piano, guitar and electro beats go perfectly with the amazing vocals of Elinor Alicia Gray and Kieran Joyce. By this time of the night the crowd had doubled in size and it could clearly be seen that DTC had managed to blow them away.
Things seem to be going great for the band as they have recently been interviewed on BBC Radio 6 and their local Halton Community Radio.
Do yourselves a favour and make sure you check out the amazing band whenever you can. All info can be found on their website here and check out the free EP to download 'This World Of Ours'.
Overall this was a great night even though we didn't get a chance to check out Battleship or RAM's pocket radio.
We'd also like to take this chance to say that we did manage to take photos which will be added once our new photo gallery section is finished so make sure to check our Twitter for all SAM's blog updates.
I went to this gig with such an open mind like I have done with the last few gigs I've been to. I love the element of surprise!
The Shipping Forecast is a great venue. It was a chilled atmosphere with funky beats then we discovered the N64 Mario kart omg! Even though Sonic is clearly better but we'll leave that debate for another time.
The folk music stylings of Freddie Stitz's duo were up first. I'm not a massive fan of their music but they were entertaining and became better towards the end. The crowd enjoyed their quirky folk style.
Then Deafen the Creatures came on and just loved 'Finding Flight' the second track from their set list and is now a favourite of mine.
The electronic and acoustic music combined with the beautiful vocals worked so well, it felt like we were in an indie movie.
DTC set list:
Empty sky
Finding flight
Intro from 'this world of ours'
Time to go
Saviour of this town
It's over now
We remain
Deafen the Creatures are ace! So have a feel for them with their free EP to download 'This World Of Ours' on their website http://www.deafenthecreatures.com Not only that, the artwork done for the EP by Jen Birch is brilliant. http://breakwires.blogspot.com/
They also have a youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/DeafenTheCreaturesTV
It was a shame we couldn't stay longer unfortunately but it was an amazing night.
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