Eskimo Joe - The Electric Ballroom
My buddy Rachel and I went along to The Eclectric Ballroom in Camden to see Eskimo Joe on their first UK tour.
They put on a very professional show, clearly well rehearsed (and possibly a little too "rock" in some of the stage moves and patter) but really enjoyable.
Kicking off with "Sarah" the set was strong on material from their most recent album 'Black Fingernails Red Wine' - although they did reach back for a few songs from 2nd album 'A Song Is A City', like "Older Than You" and show-closer "From The Sea".
Unsuprisingly "London Bombs" was very well received - although lead-singer Kav did take time to explain it was written as a view of London from someone in Fremantle, so he found it ironic finally playing the song in London.
They even found time for a brief acoustic set, that included an unplugged-style sing-along of Crowded House's "Weather With You" which was very popular with the largely expat Australian crowd.
They put on a very professional show, clearly well rehearsed (and possibly a little too "rock" in some of the stage moves and patter) but really enjoyable.
Kicking off with "Sarah" the set was strong on material from their most recent album 'Black Fingernails Red Wine' - although they did reach back for a few songs from 2nd album 'A Song Is A City', like "Older Than You" and show-closer "From The Sea".
Unsuprisingly "London Bombs" was very well received - although lead-singer Kav did take time to explain it was written as a view of London from someone in Fremantle, so he found it ironic finally playing the song in London.
They even found time for a brief acoustic set, that included an unplugged-style sing-along of Crowded House's "Weather With You" which was very popular with the largely expat Australian crowd.
