Tiny Dancers @ Bivouac, Lincoln, 20th May 2007


Awesome gig this one. Support came from The Silver Lakes, Street 45th, and Great British Smile. GBS played a 6 song set, which although well formed and executed, didn't really feel in keeping with what was to follow. Their songs ran along at a constant pace, each one echoing the one before. Sometimes, sparks of energy would come through the music, the intro to one song in particular caught my ear, but they never built on this promise. Still, the fact that the promise is their in the first place is good. An honerable mention to their drummer though, who threw himself energetically into every song! Possibly a band to look out for once they have developed their ideas further.

Tiny Dancers put on a stunning show from the beginning, unleashing coloured balloons into the eager indie-bopper arms that were becoming energised by their shiny melodies. Frontman David Kay puts on an energetic show, which you can see yourself in the video below. He both "fronts" the band, in a heavily extroverted way, physically rather than vocally, while still allowing the other band members to shine through. Their songs themselves are reminiscant of Elton John had he written with the Spinto Band. Addictive, catchy, shiny, jangly, ramshackle jewels of charming pop music. Not twee, just full of summer energy and flair. Totally glad that I made it to this gig in the end, I recommend that you all do the same. They're touring for the next few weeks all over the UK, so no excuse to not catch them.



[MP3] Tiny Dancers - I Will Wait For You - Buy here and here, pre-order debut album here.