The first album is out now for sale from the 27 Club for a mere five of your earth pounds. If you aren’t hitched by your first listen to the music then you should go & see the band live. This is body moving music that will make even the most staid of us tap a foot. It also throws you a few curves due to the way it has been put together - The band came together fully for a few of the tracks but the rest of the album came about from fragmented collaborations within their circle. Yet it still manages to hold it together in terms of style and more suprisingly under these circumstances, also in terms of the production.
At first listen I was not sure if I liked this band until I realised it was prejudice against hearing a local accent used over the fusion of music styles. Then the infectious groove started to sink in and afterwards I listened to the lyrics too ! The commentary in No Beats on Chav culture spoke to me about experiences in my home town and should do so to almost anyone that frequents the outside world these days. Most of the tunes ring home to the extent that I wonder if these guys are from the same background as me. This is definitely not the case so it can only be due to an accurate social commentary of the times at hand.
The 27 Club are doing the rounds near you now and if you feel like a bit of booty bopping then you know where to look. They recently had a blistering night at The Cluny in Newcastle, supporting Kokolo a New York band of a similar ilk and different accent ! Their next gig is on 8 September at The Quay Club in Blythe with a follow up at Inside Out in Darlington on 14 September. Keep an eye out they get new dates thick and fast. But above all- check them out.....
The 27 Club Myspace
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