Operator Please & Lightspeed Champion - Manchester Club Academy
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Operator Please
Date: 05/05/08
Venue Manchester Club Academy
Rating: 9/10
Operator Please take a bouncy sound and ferocious violin to make up most of their set. Beginning with 'Get What you Want' the twisting vocals from shouting to singing have a touch of the Karen O as well as a tinge of The Noisettes about them. Songs like 'Leave it Alone' have potential to be dance-floor classics with sweeping choruses. Blending a menagerie of instruments, strong vocals and that undeniably addictive 'Ping Pong Song' they have most of the audience dancing and bobbing about. Highlight of the night has to be watching a man of at least 50 with a beer-belly and fashionable goatee punching the air and singing along despite evidently not knowing any words other than "ping pong" thus showing an ability to appeal across generations even if they miss the point. They have a mix of charm and catchy songs which will see them destined for success especially on in the world of indie-dance-floors and remixing (see Kissy Sellout remix). Its shouty-shouty vocals with a Go! Team twist and although their stage presence consisted of them standing in one place lets face it there are a fair few of them (5) and the stage is kinda small. Sunny and unpolished pop music which translates well live and gets people moving with or without rhythm, no small feat!
Lightspeed Champion, meanwhile, have evolved ten-fold as a live band. From bashful and awkward on stage to engaging in almost full blown conversation with members of the audience there is a departure from apologies and mumbling. Launching through 'Galaxy of the Lost', 'No Surprise' and 'Tell me What it's Worth' with skill and sureness a confidence surrounds the band. Dev Hynes still retains some of that bashful awkwardness that makes him such an endearing front man, though. Before the epic 'Midnight Surprise' comes a rendition of the Star Wars theme tune; showing the sense of humour hasn't been lost amidst the tightening up of live performances. Dev has proved that the songs are filled with talent and wit and now a new sense of refinement and confidence.
Jade French
Operator Please Official Site
Operator Please MySpace
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Date: 05/05/08
Venue Manchester Club Academy
Rating: 9/10
Operator Please take a bouncy sound and ferocious violin to make up most of their set. Beginning with 'Get What you Want' the twisting vocals from shouting to singing have a touch of the Karen O as well as a tinge of The Noisettes about them. Songs like 'Leave it Alone' have potential to be dance-floor classics with sweeping choruses. Blending a menagerie of instruments, strong vocals and that undeniably addictive 'Ping Pong Song' they have most of the audience dancing and bobbing about. Highlight of the night has to be watching a man of at least 50 with a beer-belly and fashionable goatee punching the air and singing along despite evidently not knowing any words other than "ping pong" thus showing an ability to appeal across generations even if they miss the point. They have a mix of charm and catchy songs which will see them destined for success especially on in the world of indie-dance-floors and remixing (see Kissy Sellout remix). Its shouty-shouty vocals with a Go! Team twist and although their stage presence consisted of them standing in one place lets face it there are a fair few of them (5) and the stage is kinda small. Sunny and unpolished pop music which translates well live and gets people moving with or without rhythm, no small feat!
Lightspeed Champion, meanwhile, have evolved ten-fold as a live band. From bashful and awkward on stage to engaging in almost full blown conversation with members of the audience there is a departure from apologies and mumbling. Launching through 'Galaxy of the Lost', 'No Surprise' and 'Tell me What it's Worth' with skill and sureness a confidence surrounds the band. Dev Hynes still retains some of that bashful awkwardness that makes him such an endearing front man, though. Before the epic 'Midnight Surprise' comes a rendition of the Star Wars theme tune; showing the sense of humour hasn't been lost amidst the tightening up of live performances. Dev has proved that the songs are filled with talent and wit and now a new sense of refinement and confidence.
Jade French
Operator Please Official Site
Operator Please MySpace
Buy Operator Please CDs | Buy Operator Please mp3s | Buy Operator Please Tickets | Buy Operator Please Merch
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