Blonde Louis, Monaco Bears and She Formed The Skies @ Club 85, Hitchin

Club 85 is nothing new to Hertfordshire based Blonde Louis, having previously sold out the venue, however the hype surrounding the band seems to have faded out, with most of the crowd there to support their friends in She Formed The Skies.

SFTS opened the gig with Kemplen (Vocals and Guitar) impressing with a wide range on the vocals. The "Pop-Rock" band showed more of their Pop side with covers of "Year 3000" and "Party In The USA" seemingly pleasing their friends and few others. It was only a second outing for She Formed The Skies, but there is much room for improvement. 

Monaco Bears, who like Blonde Louis are no strangers to the Hertfordshire venue, gave very mixed signals throughout their set. Checketts (Vocals) got into the Christmas spirit with heaps of energy, whereas "Honorary Monaco Bears member" Plumpton (Guitar) showed the opposite with a lack of enthusiasm for someone who said "Sparks will fly tonight".

Blonde Louis opened their set with single "Midnight Kiss" and all seemed to be running smoothly, the boys continuing to charm their young audience with their matching outfits, until frontman Clarke's guitar strap snapped, stating "I can't play it, it's fucked". Clarke then decided they would have to finish their set acoustically, improvising well.

Formed in 2006, much was anticipated of Blonde Louis, after a headline slot on the BBC introducing stage at Rhythms Of The World Festival and endless touring for years, but it seems as though this anticipation for greater things has faded away.

Cooke and The Feedbacks and Blanco @ Brunswick House, Cambridge

With free alcohol in full flow, the recently re-named Blanco (Formerly Gentlemen’s Club) comfortably took to the stage to perform a well rehearsed set of tracks, with a personal highlight being “Accents” from their EP ‘Everything in Colour’. After Blanco caught the crowd’s attention, Cooke and The Feedbacks took to the stage to gig for the first time together as a band, after the split of former band Neon Index. With remarkably well written lyrics, Cook (Vocals and Rhythm Guitar) and Crosby (Lead Guitar) showed their talent for a show with energy during ‘Manson’ and ‘Aggro’ yet soft Morrisey esc vocals on ‘Delicate’.

The chemistry between the psychedelic, punk band is clear with immaculate timing and even an improvised version of Swedish House Mafia’s “One” when the P.A blew, initiated by Crosby and Collin (Drums). Big things should be expected from these boys in the future, with a tour on the cards and plenty of demos recorded I predict they will be snapped up by a label in the near future.

Cooke and The Feedbacks- Set list

Manson

Hold

Male

Delicate

One (Swedish House Mafia cover)

Ivory Dress (Aggro)