![]() ![]() The appreciative crowd demanded an encore and got one. The deep, Hammond-like tones of the keyboard and the guitar breaks from Nick give a more expansive sound - the guitar at times sounding like a second or third voice. The band produce a warm, velvet tide of music - at times soulful, certainly funky and most definitely danceable. That said, Eloise has a unique, distinctive voice and sound all of her own. The more I listened, the more I could hear traces of Beth Gibbons of Portishead, and when Eloise drops in a bit of a freestyle lyric you can hear Lisa Lopez of TLC. I should imagine Eloise tires of comparisons with her vocal style and that of Amy Winehouse, but superficially that comparison can be made. The chemistry between the drummer and bass player once again ensured things were kept tight. Eloise was joined by Nick Coleman on guitar, Kieran on drums and Joe on bass. ![]() I’ve seen Eloise sing with Le Jazz Accord at PingQuay and on backing vocals for The Nightmares at the Dog House, but this was essentially her thing. I’m told they are Eloise Fabbri & Her Big Bad Washing Machines. For clarity, I did approach Eloise and ask what her band were called. The changeover was made a little easier as both Kieran and Joe play in Eloise’s outfit. Tracks such as Half Past Dead, the singalong Down Drinking At The Bar and Graveyard were belted out to a crowd now huddled around the ‘stage’.Īs the applause died away, a quick change of set up was needed before Eloise Fabbri came on. The Erberts set list sounds like a window on their world - and therefore on yours too. Imagine if The Specials were raised by The Allman Brothers and then raised on Sark - that’s the sound and feel I get from The Erberts. Tom Erskine’s guitar playing and at times liberal use of his wah-wah pedal hint at where the band would want to take things if time allowed. Looking a little (just a little) like Jarvis Cocker, he delivers quirky, ironic, cheeky, playful lyrics that bring to mind The Kinks, The Faces or even Squeeze. They are able to drift off at a tangent and return.ĭan Guilbert fronts the band on vocals. The combination of Joe Le Long on bass and Kieran on drums ensures the band have the foundation to play a varied set with many influences. The band is driven by Kieran Smale's drumming - his minimal, low-slung kit, his baggy sounding floor tom and his snare that can sound like a bag of spanners being dropped on broken glass or as tight as a hammer on an anvil when it suits. Pictured: The Erberts (l to r): Dan Guibert, Kieran Smale, Tom Erskine and Joe Le Long. The Erberts opened with a blinder of a track: it was new wave-sounding, Ramones-esque, almost punk, but certainly a tune that could have come from a late 1970s new wave compilation tape. Grace’s thoughtful set was well received. It can’t be easy revealing yourself in the musical sense artists must at times feel vulnerable. It's always good to see solo artists perform their own material. There’s always more music out there to be discovered.Īt one point, Grace was competing with the bustle of a growing crowd that eventually settled to hear her play. I can’t pretend - I had to ‘Google’ Sugar Man. She also played Sugar Man by South African artists Rodriguez. ![]() She sang a mix of her own material along with a few covers, including Neil Young's Harvest Moon - a deceptively ambitious tune as it relies on a very distinctive harmonic hook, but Grace's version worked well. With Callum Aiken on the sound desk, Grace Athena took to the stage. Readers old enough to remember the Cellar Club would no doubt feel a sense of déjà vu if they dropped in. The bar changes character in chameleon-like fashion, from a jazz café one moment to a 1960s cavern the next. Both bands were ably supported by Grace Athena. The Erberts and Eloise Fabbri were the main events in a line-up the crowd was anxious to see. PingQuay was jam packed last weekend with an air of expectation. In his latest live music review, local music enthusiast and drummer Baz Brehaut was at PingQuay to review Grace Athena, The Erberts and Eloise Fabbri. Grace Athena, The Erberts and Eloise Fabbri Friday 04 February 2022 ![]()
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