A far cry from the ten-strong dribble that attended a gig five years ago at the then Med Bar in the Custard Factory, Metronomy commanded the stage and controlled the crowd like Derren Brown on a particularly good day but with better sound effects.
Opening with an old favourite, probably Back on the Motorway or Holiday [memory loss due to Captain Morgan, you bad man], we were immediately drawn in as the band bobbed and harmonized their way through a set of past, present and future gems. Memories such as You Could Easily Have Me made an unexpected but welcome appearance complete with saxophone solo, followed by songs from the second wave including the much loved and widely re-mixed Heatbreaker. Interspersed with new tunes from forthcoming album The English Riviera maintaining the ever familiar electronic hum and drum of Metronomy's signature sound with hints of new-found experimental chord progressions and brilliantly daring harmonies, suffice to say everyone left the venue in a mad scurry to scour the internet for a sneak peak. Favourite new tracks include We Broke Free and She Wants; definitely justification for spending.
They don't hover on stage, but if they did I'd be pretty excited.
Support came from Birmingham's own solo 'Electronic Musician' Seams (James Welch) who produced club-worthy tracks single-handedly on stage coming up for no air until the final button was pushed, and London/New Zealand based Connan Mockasin who sounded like mélange of late nineties Nirvana in a sixties timewarp. Surprising but incredibly contageous and well worth a listen.
METRONOMY
SEAMS
CONNAN MOCKASIN
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