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Written by Claire Mackie | Monday, October 23, 2006 |
Confronted by an intimate mixed crowd of perspiring middle aged men and leopard print adorned twenty-something’s, it was clear that this modest gig was going to be a sweaty one. Poised on stage were ‘Assembly Now’; a London quartet who have recently received impressive radio air-play and given a few encouraging nods by the likes of NME. Consisting of Gavin Dwight, Maxim Fernandez, Howard Sutton and Andrew Lusher, the fresh young faces looked far more in need of an airy beer garden than the stuffy stage of King’s Cross’ Water Rats.
Fortunately for us spectators, it didn’t show. As the band begin to play it is patent why so many record companies have raised an enquiring eyebrow. Producing extremely accessible and highly polished indie-pop, it seems noteworthy that they’ve only been playing the odd few recent gigs around London. At their best, ‘Its Magnetic’ offers the energy of The Kooks, the swooning heart-felt passion that would make their Mums proud, and guarantees to set even the likes of Anne Widdecombe toe-tapping. The intro of ‘Tenement’ sounds strangely like Athlete on a good day, but reassuringly hits you with a characteristically guitar-driven chorus that gets the girls displaying their greatest dance moves.
‘Out on 24s’ and ‘Leigh on sea’ are also contagious triumphs executed with vehement and spirit that are surely set to be blaring out of any house-parties worth going to throughout this summer. Given that it’s ultimately clear that we should expect big things from this four-some in the near future, their set was certainly worth missing Big Brother for!
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