The Ivories

Ok, so Andy and I went over to Thetford this weekend for our regular gathering and gaming, but with the addition of a Sisters of Mercy gig at Norwich UEA.

It's a really rare event when the support act take your breath away, and, in fact, are more enjoyable than the main act. In fact, before Saturday in Norwich, this had only happened to me once and that was Eagles of Death Metal at NIN last year. But it happened again on Saturday.

The Ivories are a fantastic new band from Leeds - hello! Yorkshire lasses like me! Their set blew me away right from the first song, they sound like nothing else out there right now, hot punk enfused with dark angst. The lead vocals are electric, spine chillingly haunting and the talent oozing from the rest of the band is palpable. I gather from their MySpace that the bassist I saw was a recent (temporary?) replacement, and the only male in the band, he did an incredible job.

Anyway, go see them live for goodness sake! I've watched the videos for their singles and while interesting and enjoyable, the live experience is the thing!