Slow Club

Beck’s Live are launching free gigs to showcase new music talent and headlining last night at the Barfly was Sheffield’s finest Slow Club. This girl – boy duo (plus their other band mates) are in the process of writing a new album to be released later this year. Last night’s gig was a one off after a relentless touring schedule last year in America and Europe.

When not naming her “Woof of the Week” or playing at “Come Dine With Me”, Rebecca Taylor, “the single funniest person operating in indie right now “, plays stand up drums and running commentary with her sharp Northern wit – Sheffield’s answer to Paloma Faith’s east London charms. Charles Watson, quiet and understated, provides the perfect foil to Rebecca’s chattiness. Slow Club play their own brand of melodic indie with a catchy chorus or two thrown in for good measure but it’s definitely album material.

Having played well over 70 gigs in 2012, it’s no wonder Slow Club have honed their live experience. But you can’t plan for everything. Last night, during a new particularly heartfelt track, the exuberant Barfly crowd induced a pause and an “oi, this is my feelings you know!” from Rebecca but it’s all in good fun. Intimate and exciting, the encore was performed in the middle of the room with the crowd engulfing the band, rewarding the loyal fanbase that sold out shows at Koko and Shepherd’s Bush Empire.

The duo and the band have endured somewhat of an emotional rollercoaster of a year outside gigging so expect the new album, scheduled for recording early this year, to swing effortlessly from heart-wrenching harmonies to rockabilly beats. I caught up with Rebecca back stage before the gig to chat about her love of The Queens Nose, Stuart Broad and a possible holiday.

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