#exit07

"Find A Song" goes to a Wild Beasts gig for the first time. Read the full review here.

Not only did I like the songs that were new to me (esp. All The King’s Men*), but hearing some tracks from Present Tense live made me appreciate the album even more so I had to move it up a few places on my best of 2014 list :D It seems that there are people who have qualified Wild Beast gigs as „boring“, which is something I definitely can’t subscribe to. On the contrary, End Come To Soon was the most accurate song to finish their set. In case you don’t feel like dancing (not sure how that’s even possible though), you can still entertain yourself by watching Tom Fleming! They have some more upcoming dates (very jealous of those who’ll see them with The National!), and I highly recommend going to see them if you have the chance. *The only track that got an introduction with Tom first thanking the audience for having them back (Wild Beasts played the same venue a few years ago) and saying that in appreciation, we’d now get a song that was to „remind you of the worst sex you’ve ever had with the worst partner you’ve ever had in the worst city you’ve ever been to“. Nice ;)

Sven Becker

Listening to Tremors on repeat the morning after the gig – probably the best proof of how much I enjoyed it ☺ With a meeting at my daughters’ school shortly before, the evening could have been stressful, but luckily it turned out once more that arriving at the Exit07 shortly before the doors open is sufficient to get an excellent spot inside. The venue hadn’t sold out, but was well filled and what is more, the audience was into the show from the very first moment on. After a support slot by the Luxembourgish music producer Napoleon Gold, SOHN came on stage at around a quarter past ten, starting his set with Ransom Notes. As usual, I cannot remember the order of the other songs and there was no physical setlist to get a hold onto – modern times, I guess! Despite the album only having been released the same week, a lot of people seemed to know the songs (not only the older ones) rather well. But then again, as SOHN informed us during the gig, Tremors is no. 1 in the Luxembourgish iTunes charts, so it’s probably not surprising ;) However, I had ONE problem during the entire gig: listen to the fan inside me and get lost in the music or to the photographer and take loads of pics of the amazing lightshow? Not easy to strike a balance! As it wasn’t a long wait, I had put off purchasing the album till after the gig which also offered the advantage of getting it signed by SOHN and his two fellow musicians. Nice to be told they had enjoyed the show just as much as the audience ☺ SOHN’s European tour continues till April 23rd, followed by a North American tour in May – catch him if you get the chance!

My favorite Gigs 2013 #7 Villagers - Exit07 - 27.04.2013

My favorite Support Acts 2013 #9 Paon - Exit 07 (supporting Villagers) - 27.04.2013 Couldn't find any video of their performance, so here's the official one for Shine Over Me.