Belsonic 2011 - General Fiasco
General Fiasco
supporting Beady Eye
Saturday the 20th of August 2011
Describe in a Tweet: Heavy on the new stuff, not that anyone really seems that bothered
What Happened: One might expect General Fiasco's youthful brand of neatly trimmed guitar popÌýto be at odds with a mass of rowdy Gallagher disciples, especially considering the late withdrawal of indie revival darlings The Vaccines. It doesn't help that many remain uninformed of their absence and make their dissatisfaction with the replacements explicitly clear.
It's hardly an essential set from Fiasco though, more a transitional one with the standard fare of hits from their debut now brushing alongside newly written material for an EP expected in October. All four new songs we're treated to sound likely to sit fairly comfortably alongside the familiar Fiasco canon of big indie disco drums and even bigger choruses. Not a departure in any sense then, but perfectly acceptable when they're as sharply written as this. We'd like to hear some recordings though before our minds are totally made up.
Different Gear: Owen's unaccompanied take on 'Sinking Ships' rarely fails to hit the spot and even with the scorn of disapproving Liam-heads bearing down on us we can't resist not singing along.
Still Speeding: Even 'Ever So Shy' fails to ruffle the feathers of all the peacock suits on show. Perhaps a more 'apt' replacement would've fared better overall.
Belsonic Rating: 7
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