Tellison (Oslo, 30/04/15)
On Thursday night, I headed to Hackney's terribly trendy Oslo nightclub to see indie rock heroes Tellison.
They were supported by Johnny Foreigner who I've now seen three times. Listening to them is like listening to four bands at once, none of whom are very good. Their loud punkish caterwauling has generated a cult following and they have a certain Marmite quality to them. Regrettably, they still don't do anything for me, I'm afraid.
I believe that Oslo has only very recently starting putting on gigs and I wonder whether that's had an impact on certain sound and feedback issues which reared their head early on. Fortunately Tellison took this in their stride. Having seen them play to near empty rooms on more than one occasion, it's heartening to see them in front of 400 odd people tonight. Opening with "Get On", the band clearly mean business tonight. It's a fun set, showcasing some tracks from their long awaited third record due out later in the year, the highlights being "Drink Red Wine"* and upcoming single "Boy".
The bleak, moody "Hospital", the closing track from their debut record is a lovely surprise for the old school fans too. They end on huge electrorock tune "Gallery" and the atmosphere is positively electrifying. After a 55 minute set, the band leave us wanting more, but as a finale that was difficult to top.
*This song is not called "Drink Red Wine". It's called "Helix & Ferman". But I didn't know that at the time.
They were supported by Johnny Foreigner who I've now seen three times. Listening to them is like listening to four bands at once, none of whom are very good. Their loud punkish caterwauling has generated a cult following and they have a certain Marmite quality to them. Regrettably, they still don't do anything for me, I'm afraid.
I believe that Oslo has only very recently starting putting on gigs and I wonder whether that's had an impact on certain sound and feedback issues which reared their head early on. Fortunately Tellison took this in their stride. Having seen them play to near empty rooms on more than one occasion, it's heartening to see them in front of 400 odd people tonight. Opening with "Get On", the band clearly mean business tonight. It's a fun set, showcasing some tracks from their long awaited third record due out later in the year, the highlights being "Drink Red Wine"* and upcoming single "Boy".
The bleak, moody "Hospital", the closing track from their debut record is a lovely surprise for the old school fans too. They end on huge electrorock tune "Gallery" and the atmosphere is positively electrifying. After a 55 minute set, the band leave us wanting more, but as a finale that was difficult to top.
*This song is not called "Drink Red Wine". It's called "Helix & Ferman". But I didn't know that at the time.
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