‘`Rain, rain go away’` seems to be the refrain on the lips of tonight’s punters, beads of Tayside water clinging to their nostrils. It’s strange how such a damp country can produce so many sun drenched pop acts, indeed it often seems that Scotland holds the monopolies on both up-beat harmonies and over-cast skies.
Vocal locals The Hazey Janes open the show having climbed aboard a Teenage Fanclub-esque bandwagon, male and female voices blurring to great effect. Always a commited and entertaining live act The Hazeys don’t let the weather subdue them and have a throng of indie kids singing in the rain.
Aberfeldy, of course, are the greatest advert for human happiness in existence. In fact American psychiatrists have recently taken to blasting ‘Heliopolis By Night’ at angst-ridden emo kids. Apparently sales of corduroy blazers have gone through the roof in Middle America.
Possibly guilty over the exorbitant entrance fee Briggs & Co. play both albums in their entirety, and throw in the odd rarity too. Always good company, the band take time to thank both support act and audience ‘` but seem to genuinely mean it. When faced with such warmth ‘` and melody ‘` it’s difficult to resist.
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