Preceding the headliner tonight at Shoreditch’s Old Blue Last were the rather promising Savoir Adore from Brooklyn, with their first ever show in the UK. They come across as a sort of a hybrid Peter, Bjorn & John and New Young Pony Club. Getting by with just guitar, keyboard, drums and pre-recorded backing, having left two of the band members in the States, I imagine their sound would be quite stronger with the full five members, but pretty good nonetheless.

Hundred In The Hands, were frankly rather poor. With just two members (Jason Friedman on guitar and Eleanore Evendell on keyboard and mixer) there seemed a serious lack of cohesion in their set. Though the two seemed to overlap at times, the effect was individual competing musicians (and egos) with an abrasive sound that didn’t quite match up – with a ‘more is less’ approach. With a single, relentless automated disco beat hammering through the entire set, it became difficult to pick out Evendells vocals, and much of a melody of sorts. Friedman sped through a complex and intense number of changes on lead guitar, and was outstanding on bass, but for the majority of tracks, the feedback on guitar was up some much, you good only really hear a wall of distortion.