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| EofE Zigfrid von Underbelly - Hoxton 15/09/2015 |
It would be easy
to say that EofE are talented beyond their years, but the reality is that the
Black Country lads have got an extensive and electrifying career ahead of them.
With so many milestones to reach, it’s for the best that they started out a
little early.
The
latest of those milestones came in the form of their sterling self-titled
album, which dropped on October 9th, and luckily they had a bit of a
shindig to celebrate AND we went (this would be a really odd review if we didn’t…)
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| Tom Harris - Vocals Zigfrid von Underbelly - Hoxton 15/09/2015 |
In amongst the new album tracks, that we hadn’t yet heard, the intimate venue was
treated to some of the teaser songs that have been knocking about whilst EofE
tour relentlessly. The thunderously sweet Bridges
and Stars In Hollywood has been
getting us excited for this album since we saw them back in March (FYI, that
was the Grab Bag’s debut).
Turns
out those songs were just pieces, and tonight we saw the completed jigsaw
puzzle in all its glory. Live, this album is everything you want it to be: intense,
theatrical and stunning.
It’s
worth pointing out that if you like your vocalists with an outrageous range,
have you met Tom Harris? Seriously, it’s extraordinary.
It
wasn’t all about the new album though. Like I said, EofE have got a huge career
ahead of them, and to get everything they can out of that they need to have as
many plates spinning as they can, and that’s difficult.
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| Reece Luke - Vocals and Guitar Zigfrid von Underbelly - Hoxton 15/09/2015 |
Oh
what’s that? Perform a cover of Ed Sheeran’s Bloodstream and perform it as if you
wrote it and blow everyone away? Yeah, no bother.
So,
all things considered, EofE slayed this set, and just when you thought they had
outdone themselves, that they couldn’t possibly have anything left in them,
they played the “we’ve written an absolute belter of a song” card.
The
video for Get Caught was unleashed at the start of September and both the video
and the track are sultry and dramatic in excess. Live, EofE poured every inch
of energy they had into this finale, with Reece deciding that a table top somewhere
towards the back of the venue was a much better fit for him than the stage.
Fair.
I’ll
level with you, there’s a lot more to be said about this band. But seen as this
is the very start of an incredible career, let’s call this review part one.
Part two will come when they sell out their next headline tour, and that will
happen soon, mark my words.
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| Dan Bremner & Tom Harris Zigfrid von Underbelly -Hoxton 15/09/2015 |
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| EofE Zigfrid von Underbelly - Hoxton 15/09/2015 |
