I've seen quite a mix of acts at XOYO from Mos Def to CSS and thought it would be a good size venue for Cults.
As we arrived, we were given a loveheart stamp on our hands, which I liked +1.
We got a drink and found a good spot to watch the support act Bos Angeles, however we were disturbed by the smell of someone's windypops. After some detective work and double checking it wasn't Nate or Brad, my suspicions were directed to an innocent looking young lady with her back to us -6.
However, before I could confirm the culprit, Bos Angeles came on stage. They were rubbish, especially the lead singer -5. I couldn't wait for them to finish.
They finally departed, but just before Cults came on stage there were some other nuisances to deal with. What sort of people pretend they're walking past you, acknowledge that you're letting them through and then just stand in the middle of you and your pals who are clearly mid conversation? Geez! #gigrage -8
Anyway, it was time for Cults and they introduced themselves "Hey we're Cults". First song "Abducted" was great and all commenced well +4.
There wasn't too much chat from the band to start with but they started getting a bit more talkative, for example telling us, "this is a good song to make out to" and "London is like a slice of home". Not great chat, but you could see they were trying with a slightly unresponsive crowd. Well, apart from the guy in front of me who seemed obsessed with the frontwoman and took videos and photos for 88% of the gig -1.
Anyway, the gig moved on and for every good track, especially where the frontwoman was able to rock out, +6 there were unfortunately a few duds or tracks where we thought "haven't we already heard this one?" -3
About three quarters of the way through, the band played "Go Outside", yunno the one from the advert. It wasn't as strong as I expected and the vocal seemed a little high in parts. Good crowd atomsphere though +1.
Then we were told that England was better than America and there was a bit of a nothingy song for an encore. The band probably should've finished with "Rave On" which was a bit more catchy, though maybe they got carried away as they are part of the electronic rave movement don't you know? -2.
Overall it was a decent gig and there were certainly enjoyable parts but I wasn't overwhelmed. I developed a bit of a girl crush on the lead singer but not as much as the guy in front of me.
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