So their new songs were first out of the blocks, but the first track was kept all minimal and used lots of synths with the bass guitar only being used at the end of the song. They then went on to play some tracks that lived up to the billing of Dance songs. Lewis last month (September) said "the second album will be full of songs to dance to", and they sure did. The crowd wasn't dancing along, more to the shock Chapel Club - a band that is known for it's poetic lyrics, gentle riffs and smooth playing - were playing tracks that had a fast tempo to it. They were more in awe of the songs, and from my point of view, I loved the new tracks, reminded me of when Bloc Party played new songs live before they put out 'A Weekend In The City', and look how they turned out, bigger than ever!
The second half of the set was greeted with raptures applause as they burst into the second half of the set with 'Surfacing', grabbing the crowd from the off and cementing their position on stage, the lads went on to play crowd pleasers such as 'All The Eastern Girls', 'Five Trees' and a new track - which Lewis mentioned on the night won't be on the album - 'Waterlight Park'. They closed the set on the great track 'The Shore' giving their fans something to think about... Chapel Club, you are going to get even bigger!
Chapel Club played:
Burt Reynolds
Old House
New Colours
Your Lawn
Shy
Excuses/The Ice
Surfacing
Five Trees
Blind
Roads
Waterlight Park
O Maybe I
All The Eastern Girls
The Shore
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Chapel Club - O Maybe I (Old Version)
Chapel Club - Waterlight Park (Demo)
I ended up going to the gig last night with my Girlfriend who really likes this band. Aside from a quick listen to their debut album, I had never heard of Chapel Club.
ReplyDeleteFrom a neutral point of view, I thought their 'new material' (it was all pretty new to me) was very average. Unlike their 'older' stuff, it did not have the big hooks which draw you into their songs. I think they are taking a huge gamble jumping so quickly from their smithsy/bunnymen sound to Tom Vek style electronic pop. Especially when considering it is only their second album and they have yet to fully consolidate their position as a band.
Judging from the material last night, their second album may be a progession, but it is not going to be stronger than their debut. For me they should play to their strenghts and stick to the 80s indie post-punk sound that they were developing so nicely...
That's the best reply I've ever had on the blog, I personally loved it, but your opinion also matters. It would be nice to see how they end up doing after the 2nd album.
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