On record, Left With Pictures sound like a quintessential English band. Their songs stay just the right side of twee with flourishes of whimsical chamber pop - a breath of fresh air in the currently over crowded sub genre of Alt Folk/Anti Folk/Nu Folk (whatever you want to call it). We recently gave their Secretly EP a whopping 91% on the TLOBF-richter-scale - all you need do is listen to the track we gave away on last months mixtape to understand why. It’s lush. We love it so much in fact that we’ve asked the band to be a part of our first TLOBF Club Night which is being held at Old Blue Last in London on 20th October. The trio will be joined by their pals (and equally talented) Fireworks Night and the magnificent Leisure Society. DJ duties will be with Sweden’s Air France, who are flying in especially for the show. Oh, and it’s free entry too. More info here.
But back to the task in hand, a last minute email to TLOBF Towers tipped us off to a special and rather intimate performance by Left With Pictures at East End boozer The Slaughtered Lamb. We sent our faithful snapper Lucy Johnston down there to capture the action. Apparently it was a wonderful evening, looks like it too if the pictures are anything to go by.. And we’re just loving the bunting. Like I said, quintessentially English.
mp3:> Left With Pictures: ‘Super-8′
Left With Pictures on MySpace
Lucy Johnston photography
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October 2nd, 2008 at 11:45 am
Argh, I’m so jealous. Why must I have to divide my time between two of the most live music-devoid places in th UK (or so it seems)
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:52 am
a little bit of stoke fact for you andy.. it is an uncommon fact that the victoria hall theatre in hanley has the best acoustics in the uk - second only to the royal albert hall. thats a fact.
so count your self lucky you spend your student days in the marvellous stoke on trent. they’ve got some great bands playing there soon too..erm….feeder..?
October 2nd, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Yeah, I’ve heard that before actually… I must experience that some time. When I looked it up before it seemed that there were very very few bands ever playing there though, unfortunately.
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:09 pm
THE ALBERT HALL HAS RUBBISH ACOUSTICS
FOR ROCK MUSIC
MIGHT BE DANDY FOR ORCHESTRAS AND THAT
BUT
FOR BANDS
EESE SHIT
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:56 pm
ive seen some good ones there…umm.. suede in 97. that was fucking good. erm..the charltans in 99..that was good but i had the flu..i think i saw the manics there too - or that might have been trentham gardens, i cant remember.