Jaime Randall + Lol Johnson + Jack Drake + Annie Collett |
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| 'Simply...' presents at The Angel Coffee Shop
13th March 2009
Review: Richie 'Lad' Harrison |
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With regular reviewer Pete out of town it was a chance for someone else to fill the gap. The ‘Simply’ night at The Angel Coffee House is promoted by
Next up was Simply regular Jack Drake, who launched his EP last time out. Jacks songs are sad, powerfully delivered and intense. The high point of his set was the audience participation during his City and Colour cover of ‘The Girl’ with the small, receptive crowd clapping and singing along.
Another Young Plugged graduate followed Jack onto the stage. Lol Johnson, the boy with the cool text generation name. Lol opened with a
The headline act, Jaime Randall, is a professional musician whose day job is with busy indie band Look See Proof. He is also known to Lincoln gig goers having previously played The Cell in his other musical project Linda’s Nephew. Jaime informed us that he was usually in the background and was happy to be the centre of attention for once. On a borrowed guitar and troubled throughout by ghostly cowbells (turned out to be his plectrum on the pickups) Jaime played a set of his own tunes and a country cover. Sorry didn’t catch the details. Jaime’s influences sound highly contemporary with a slight Emo tinge and the lyrics are sophisticated, apart from maybe the stained shoe on the way to a night out in St Ives line. When taken out of context like that it sounds like one of Morrissey’s finest. Witty exchanges with the crowd about sideburns, farmers and the delights of Lincoln added to the fun. Another child of his time who
I send my thanks to Max, the proprietor of the Angel who was the perfect host with his informed knowledge of warm drinks and generous supply of green tea to lubricate my musical imagination. When parents ask me if it’s possible to have fun without a drink when you are a teenager I shall answer that the temperate, bohemian, young people of Lincoln showed me that you ‘Simply’ can tonight.
Richie ‘Lad’ Harrison
Photos with kind permission of Fred Thomas - www.fredthomas.tk
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the lovely Jess and Hannah, who have previously brought us Young Plugged and The Pioneer Club nights, so the vibes were good from the outset. The coffee house venue summoned up visions of 50s beat generation poets and protest singers. Would The Angel prove just as inspirational ?
accompaniment. Its always a treat to see someone straying from the usual guitar/vocal combo at an acoustic gathering. Those among the audience who are too quick to pigeon hole female solo pianists would have been delighted to hear the Vanessa Carlton cover, but had to admit that it was a peach. Good start to the night from a promising performer who will grow in confidence the more shows she plays.
brave cover of The Killers classic Mr Brightside. Its always a gamble tackling a cover beloved my many, but in this case Lol definitely put his own stamp on it. His vocals change from deep, breathy, rich tones to passionate high tones and if Lol was a wine he would be described as having hints of David Sylvian and Jeff Buckley. For those listening carefully Lol parachuted an arty French verse into a mid set number, something not seen since Blondie made it highly fashionable in the 1970s. Ed Balls will be happy that someone was paying attention in language lessons. B+ Lol.
I thought was texting in between songs. Turns out he held his set list on his mobile ! Saving the trees. Good boy.This page was last updated Monday, 11 January 2010
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