General Fiasco - Islington Academy 2
Irish upstarts impress in London.
The cosiness of tonight’s venue seems to suit General Fiasco perfectly. After the supports have played their final chords, Islington Academy 2 begins to fill up, as people flood in to see what a certain music weekly has named to be one of the 'ten hopes for the near future'. With new single 'Ever So Shy' getting much-deserved radio play, along with other crowd favourites 'We Are the Foolish' and 'Rebel Get By' doing the rounds on YouTube, it’s easy to see why people are flocking to see them in intimate venues whilst they still can.
Although debut album 'Buildings' hasn’t been released yet, it doesn’t seem to be hampering their ability to gain crowd favour. Beginning with 'Dancing with Girls', there’s the odd murmur of lyrics if you listen carefully enough, but most people are too busy being sucked in by their charm. Be it their charming Northern Irish accents, or the way they chuck every ounce of their energy into their performance, there’s no doubting their live ability. Running through their growing canon of crowd-pleasers, the trio were clearly pleasantly surprised by the brilliant reception they achieved.
The crowd were also treated to a special acoustic performance of 'Sinking Ships', a single which has been published on YouTube for sometime, and has become yet another of their fan favourites. This is where we see the real talent dripping out of Owen, channeled through his guitar playing and his vocals. Having formed three years ago, this is yet another example of today’s (fairly) young people blasting away their 'yobbish' media stereotyping. They end on 'Ever So Shy', which expectedly receives the night’s best reaction.
From tonight’s gig, it’s clear to see that General Fiasco have the ability to be forever improving, which will inevitably see them filling venues more the size of Brixton Academy in the not too distant future. This is a band who will be blasting out your radios for some time to come.
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