Palma Violets live at the Coronet (review)
At the very beginning of 2013, Palma Violets were tipped to be one of if not the most explosive band of the year, especially having picked up the best new band at the NME awards early in the year and beginning the year on the NME awards show tour.
Having played Glastonbury, T in the Park and Reading & Leeds festivals the 4 piece from Lambeth South London embarked on their Rattlesnake Rodeo tour which saw them play all over the UK and Europe climaxing at the Coronet in Elephant and Castle just up the road from where it all began.
The air is full of anticipation as the queue begins to take shape outside the Coronet, the talk is of course all about the Palma Violets and whether or not we can expect new material, then out of nowhere Will Doyle (the drummer) strolls past the queue with no thought of arriving early as he walks through, the crowd begin to slowly move forward.
Once inside we are greeted by none other than Jarvis Cocker (Pulp) who is doing a surprise DJ set before the first support band, which was incredible, just to say that I have seen Jarvis Cocker one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century in the flesh is brilliant.
I'm not going to talk about the support bands, who were Telegram and Childhood, because, and this may seem harsh but they were instantly forgettable, they may release an album each next year, but until then I am just going to talk about the brilliant Palma Violets.
Palma Violets are due on stage at 9.30pm and as the clock ticks closer to 9.40 Harry Violent, the mascot of the band walks out on to the stage greeted by cheers from the crowd, he introduces the Palma Violets on to the stage and they run on, jumping around and jump straight in to the brilliant rattlesnake highway which gets the crowd jumping around like madmen, the things that's brilliant about Palma Violets is that they make you feel like you are part of their gang, and their music is not bad either! As the thumping sound of rattlesnake highway ends, Chilli (bass) stands up on the monitors shouting at the audience to give it their all! which they duly oblige as they begin "all the garden birds" a personal favourite of mine, a perfect mix of synth and guitar, and the chord progression for the ending of the song is mesmeric. Palma Violets have an almost cult following, the audience know every single word almost as if the gig has been pre-rehearsed, the audience also seem to jump up and down in unison and exactly to the beat, it was a very unique experience.
All members of the band have such great stage presence, they are a thrill to see live almost like getting a fix of a drug. Once the gig is over you want to get back in there. Not only did they play the whole of the superb 180 album they also played 3 new songs entitled "Gout Gang Go" "Green Fuzz" and "Scandal" all of which have very similar blueprints to 180, they sound raucous and exquisite you can't help but jump around to all the songs, something changes in your body and everyone begins jumping around uncontrollably, its a fantastic experience!
A standout track for me was Johnny Bagga Donuts. The song sounds absolutely superb on the record but this is amplified to biblical proportions when played live, the song takes on a life of its own and its clear to see the band enjoy playing it live, not only that song but throughout the whole show the casually spoke to the audience and smiled throughout.
Album number two is on its way and if it lives up to what it sounds like live then I'm sure it will be fantastic.
All members of the band have such great stage presence, they are a thrill to see live almost like getting a fix of a drug. Once the gig is over you want to get back in there. Not only did they play the whole of the superb 180 album they also played 3 new songs entitled "Gout Gang Go" "Green Fuzz" and "Scandal" all of which have very similar blueprints to 180, they sound raucous and exquisite you can't help but jump around to all the songs, something changes in your body and everyone begins jumping around uncontrollably, its a fantastic experience!
A standout track for me was Johnny Bagga Donuts. The song sounds absolutely superb on the record but this is amplified to biblical proportions when played live, the song takes on a life of its own and its clear to see the band enjoy playing it live, not only that song but throughout the whole show the casually spoke to the audience and smiled throughout.
Album number two is on its way and if it lives up to what it sounds like live then I'm sure it will be fantastic.
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