Last night, in Whitechapel's Arts Cafe, I was privileged to witness a solo set by Joel Gibb, singer and songwriter with The Hidden Cameras, my new favourite band, the one that I've already rattled on about before.
Suffice it to say he was <i>superb</i>, holding the audience spellbound as he performed selections from the "Ban Marriage" EP, from "Ecce Homo", the 4-track self-released album that's already out, and from "The Smell Of Our Own", the forthcoming full-band album on Rough Trade which I shall review shortly. Sublime voice, sublime guitar playing, sublime songs. His raven hair was slicked and side-parted in a schoolboy fashion, which along with his glasses and quietly-muscular frame solicited comparisons with Clark Kent. Mr Gibb – truly a musical superhero. And that was without the full band and famed go-go dancers, the likes of which are pictured in this week's NME live reviews.
If that wasn't enough, the evening's DJ, Ben from Cornershop, played Tracy Thorn's cover of The Monochrome Set's classic "Goodbye Joe". As well as "There's A Kind Of Hush" by The Carpenters.
Which reminds me. I myself will be the special erotic guest DJ at the gently-legendary monthly club <a href="http://www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk/">How Does It Feel To Be Loved?</a> tomorrow evening. Playing 60s girl groups and 80s indiepop and anything else which vaguely fits. I think I'm "on" at 10pm-ish. Expect a feast of Supremes, Shangri-Las, Supremes, Hidden Cameras, Supremes, Orange Juice, Supremes, Morrissey, McCarthy, Supremes, Tatu and more Supremes until Mr Watson drags me giggling from the decks.
The club is at the Buffalo Bar, underneath the Famous Cock Tavern, right outside Highbury & Islington tube, and runs from 9pm to 2am. £3 entry. I think I'm on about 10pm.
Do come if you're in town and the mood takes you.
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