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Source: Velvet Grooves
Subject: Moseley Lunar Society @ The Cross

I decided to jump onto this one as I've heard a lot about shady bard. Their debut CD single went on ebay for £150. They have a new album coming out soon on Static Caravan, and press are falling over each other to see them. When I heard them a while back, it was only a quick glimpse, and I thought of Sigur Ros. Probably an innacurate comparison like, but ah well...Infact, they seem more Spiritualized.

Of the whole of the Shady band, there were only three of them present. James (drums, percussion), Jasmin - sitting with her casio, violin and French horn, occasoinally adding a helping hand with vocals. And there was main man Lawrence on his keyboard and acoustic.

Of the songs they played, they were impressive. From the line-up , they were best of the bunch, and I think the rest of the audience realised that. Nobody would shut up when the other bands were playing - even from a 'shut the f**k up' from the DJ. But I think shady bard pretty much owned everyone. Lawrence’s 'The Cure'-like vocals and the multi-layered melodic beauty of the instrumentation... it was brilliant to say the least... especially when they played Penguins.

Then Lawrence’s keyboard broke and things took a turn. We got treated to a song on his guitar, with an announcement of 'unfortunately this set's gonna be cut short'. He joked - 'we got a review a week ago of how professional we are'. I don't think it mattered though, I'd seen enough - enough to be impressed. To witness the buzz…They must be simply amazing as a full band, let alone just a three-piece...Catch 'em while you can, because it won't be £5 admission after a while.

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