It’s back to our favourite venue of the moment, the Junction
The audience is made up of a mix of LC devotees and people (like myself) who have just never got around to seeing him live before. Lloyd did make a comment half way through, thanking partners of twosomes for coming along supporting their loved one, as it very rare in a partnership that he finds both people liking his music.
Still best known as singer/songwriter of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions (1984 to 1989) he remains without doubt a marvellous performer who has a crisp clear 50 something voice which delivers the stories of the songs very effectively. Self effacing he plays a crowd pleasing set reaching through a vast back catalogue and new songs too boot, all of which, are covered over two, one hour sets.
Most of his chat centres around his accommodation for the night which is, the brand named hotel next to the venue, which still remains best outlined by John Grant’s introduction to his song ‘Where Dreams Go to Die’, Much I think in the thoughts of LC.
So a very pleasant intimate gig with a charming troubadour.
Pete
