Idle Tigers
The Blue Anchor, London, 28th June 2008
Featured Artists: Idle Tigers
Idle Tigers are a one man band fronted by spiritualist vessel and sole member of the vaudevillian electro avant-garde - Ross Hawkins. Tonight’s show at The Blue Anchor is a low-key friends and associates only affair.Hawkins is, by turns, both charming and slightly self-deprecating - a hesitant raconteur and remains somewhat awkward throughout the night’s performance of comedic fables of catfish, whales, ghost channelling mediums and Lord Byron infused esoterica. Dressed as a refugee from the sound of music, this evening's songs are drawn largely from his recently released debut album 'The Spirit Salon'. However, included are a couple of new songs that bode well for the future and suggest that Idle Tigers have been far from idle over the summer months.
Among the sets highlights were a thrilling version of 'Jonah', a dramatic reading of 'Light Entertainer In Prison' and the surprise guest appearance of Alaska Blue, who added her Sarah Nixey-esque vocal to a rather shambolic version of 'My Girlfriend Was Insulted By A Futurist Artist'. These retro electro pop experiments are indebted to the earlier sonic explorations of Nick Currie’s Momus' 'Stars Forever' album, surely no coincidence then that Currie was in the audience for tonight’s show? This was light entertainment for the séance fraternity, a leftfield pop thrill that was a refreshing alternative to the indie rock brigade. Idle Tigers are still burning bright in the urban jungle of the London night.
Posted on 30 June 2008 by Keith Haworth
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