The Blackout, Camden Electric Ballroom, London
The Blackout + My American Heart
Camden Electric Ballroom
Sunday 10th January 2007
Despite much of the town being closed off due to a rather unfortunate market fire, Camden’s Electric Ballroom is heaving tonight, and San Diego’s My American Heart receive a rapturous welcome. With a studio polished sound that resonates around the venue, they’re impeccably tight and power through an enticing set of straight-up infectious rock songs. Watch out for them at Give It a Name this year, because they’re bound to win a few hearts over and are ones not to be missed.
Hitting the stage to the inevitable chant of ‘We Are the Dynamite’, The Blackout manage to prove (albeit to a room full of people who never really doubted it) that the Welsh post-hardcore scene is still alive and fist-fucking venues across the UK. In all honesty I’ve never been a massive fan of the band and have largely overlooked the recent hype surrounding them, but they really are a spectacle to watch tonight, and not once do they let up the energy on stage. Throwing in a cheeky guest appearance of a certain Mr. Watkins on ‘It’s High Tide Baby’ goes down a treat as well, and there are few reasons why the Blackout won’t be reaching the dizzy heights of Lostprophets’ celebrity in the coming year.
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