Oxegen 2011 - City and Colour
2fm/Hotpress Stage, Saturday, 10.40pm
Describe in a Tweet: Gorgeous folk, gritty rock, great performance.
What happened: Dallas Green, take a bow. We've witnessed performances this weekend bordering on the ridiculous in terms of complexity, but Green's decision to just strip things back down to an acoustic guitar and solo vocals provides the most breathtaking moment of this weekend in Body In A Box. It's a gutsy decision but the execution is outstanding. A shiver runs down our spines as he effortlessly reaches the height of his vocal register, resonating in the night air with real grace.
While City and Colour have soundtracked countless American teen dramas it would be a mistake to pigeonhole them as simple acoustic raconteurs - when there's a full band performing there's shades of Americana and Idlewild creeping into proceedings, providing one hell of a kick. The drumming is at times a little bit lazy but it's a confident performance all things considered, almost seamlessly fluttering between the band's back catalogue and their most recently released album. A top, top set.
Crazy In Love: Body In A Box, as previously stated, was superb but Sleeping Sickness meant that the performance started with a huge crowd singalong.
Why Don't You Love Me: It's extremely hard to find fault in the band's performance. We just wish it was longer.
Oxegen rating: 9/10
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