The Primary 5 @ Cabaret Voltaire
It might be 2007 but with the sound of The Primary 5 and The Fast Camels, tonight feels like a return to the swinging sixties.
| 10 Jul 2007
Tonight, you could be forgiven in believing you had entered a time-warp. Not only has Cabaret Voltaire been descended upon by a waft of flannel wearing romantics but on stage, succulent, melt-in-the mouth melodies are being belted out as if it's 1960 all over again. First to the fore is Glaswegian pop-pickers The Fast Camels with their contagious blend of foot-stomping retro-psychedelia. Harking back to Kinks-era simplicity, the quartet never quite has the venue jilting to sing-a-longs like Der Nazi Tea but the gritty energy of Like A Magic Option suggests these Camels have the songwriting clout to dazzle in the future by paying tribute to the past.
Next up is bespectacled gent Paul Quinn and his band of sprightly young melody makers The Primary 5. Doused in sun-kissed breeziness, the Glaswegian troupe float through a spine-tingling set of illuminated harmonies and gorgeous guitar strokes. Dashes of Quinn's ex-cohorts Teenage Fanclub are sprinkled over hazy country lullabies, yet at times it's to their detriment as the quartet struggle to capture the slinking ebullience of sophomore record, Go. But with the temperature rising and Quinn's elegant vocal taking flight over a backdrop of jittering banjo twangs, tracks like Lost In Space and Make Believe are transformed into vivid, heart-swelling classics. It might be 2007 but with the sound of The Primary 5 and The Fast Camels, tonight feels like a return to the swinging sixties. (Billy Hamilton)
Next up is bespectacled gent Paul Quinn and his band of sprightly young melody makers The Primary 5. Doused in sun-kissed breeziness, the Glaswegian troupe float through a spine-tingling set of illuminated harmonies and gorgeous guitar strokes. Dashes of Quinn's ex-cohorts Teenage Fanclub are sprinkled over hazy country lullabies, yet at times it's to their detriment as the quartet struggle to capture the slinking ebullience of sophomore record, Go. But with the temperature rising and Quinn's elegant vocal taking flight over a backdrop of jittering banjo twangs, tracks like Lost In Space and Make Believe are transformed into vivid, heart-swelling classics. It might be 2007 but with the sound of The Primary 5 and The Fast Camels, tonight feels like a return to the swinging sixties. (Billy Hamilton)