Dykeenies Single Launch
>> King Tuts
>> 30th June 2006
It’s a very historic evening tonight in King Tuts. Probably the most famous and most respected venue in Scotland launches it’s very own record label, with the first band on board the fantastic pop/rock 5 piece the Dykeenies.
A bit miffed that I have to leave the Italy game (I’ve got a fiver on them to win the world cup) I feel very patriotic and proud all of a sudden as I arrive at the venue. Scottish band, Scottish label, Scottish venue, and there’s no chance of these Dykeenies going home after the group stages and never heard of again. This is one of these ‘invite only’ affairs, and a load of record company folk as well as the XFM crew are among the crowd, and the Dykeenies look quite nervous as they first appear on stage.
Opening up with The Panic, the boys blaze through the set playing potential hit after potential hit – they even through in a wee drum solo for good measure. Lead singer Brian Henderson is a star in the making, and since I first saw the band 5 months ago he has developed into a confident and stage-hogging front man with a fabulous voice.
Sharp shoes and ties aside, it’s the songs that lifts the Dykeenies up above the rest. One Plus One, New Ideas and Death to the Dancefloor are my highlights, but I could have picked all the tracks on view tonight.
It’s just great pop – plain and simple.
You can catch the Dykeenies in the T Break tent at T in the Park on Sunday afternoon and the single goes on download sale on the 10th July and in the shops on the 17th.
>> Joe Sach
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