As the title suggests, this collection of 12 songs was written, performed and produced in it’s entirety by Joe Kane. It’s a not a radical departure from his former band, The Owsley Sunshine, but still, it is a departure nonetheless.
One Punter and a weekend pass.
I arrived ridiculously and uncharacteristically early - four thirty in the afternoon and about 20 hours prior to the first band taking the stage. My borrowed tent would be another four hours in arriving.
The well documented phenomenon that are the Arctic Monkeys established their first-team place in the music world last year. After an impressive debut accompanied by hyperbole everywhere - from the NME to the broadsheets, from MTV to the Newsnight review, a rod was manufactured for their back. It’s a fact of life. Always has been.
A slice of life pop single from Inverness, a singalong anthemic chorus of “we’re all drinking in the city” complete with a big filled out guitar sound.
Aye, okay, a joke’s a joke. The first album was good. The concept sounded crap, but the results were good. Surely taking the show on the road is one step beyond what they can get away with ? They are after all just another covers band, aren`t they ?
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