Fratellis
>> Cabaret Voltaire
>> Edinburgh
>> Monday 27th March
Ok, Ok. Its not a Glasgow gig, but as it is the misses’ birthday on Thursday when the fantastic Fratellis play Nice N Sleazys on this wee tour, so I have decided to stalk them all the way over to the nations capital, and the Cabaret Voltaire.
I’ve been sitting here trying to think of a poetic way of reviewing the band tonight for almost half an hour, but I feel this review should speak from the heart. So here goes…
The Fratellis are f*cking amazing.
There. I said it. Sorry to all under 18’s who had to read that, but I feel it’s the only way to describe this quite incredible band.
It seems to me that this is Scotland’s (in particular Glasgow’s) time. The Franz boys came, saw and conquered. KT Tunstall managed to do not so bad for herself last year and Belle & Sebastian have spat out another gem with their latest release. And the Fratellis look set to follow as the next big thing from Glasgow. Having recently done shows at South By South West in Texas with a certain Mr. Zane Lowe, and had a nice support slot with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on their Uk tour last year, the fanbase is sky-rocketing.
The Edinburgh crowd didn’t really get as rowdy as some of the Fratellis Glasgow shows I’ve been to, but everyone is impressed by some of the best toe-tapping songs around and even had a laugh as singer John joked around on his acoustic mid-set.
Give it a few months and it will be very hard to avoid the Fratellis. World domination may be just around the corner.
>> Joe Sach
The Fratellis debut EP is out on the 3rd of April through Nomadic records.
www.thefratellis.com
