I arrived about 5 minutes after Big Eyes Family Players had started playing and my immediate reaction was that they were a pleasant enough support band but not a lot beyond that. They clearly had a heavy folk influence and created a very dynamic and mellow sound for the most part although the last song descended into a chaotic jam with an annoyingly squeaky recorder. My main criticism is that they didn't utilise their instruments to a great enough extent and it seemed that when they wanted a different sound they simply picked up a different instrument instead of playing their instruments in a different way. 6/10
Our Broken Garden is the name that Anna Brønsted of Efterklang uses to perform solo material. Anna created piano and vocal loops live and this added a bit more to the standard singer-songwriter at a piano formula. She delivered a beautiful but very brief set and I'd have loved to hear much more than three songs. 8/10Bearing in mind that I'd only heard one Efterklang song before they took to the stage I had no real idea of what to expect. The band was a 7-piece for this gig and I get the impression that the live instrumentation is quite prone to changing. The man who seemed to take the lead as far as crowd interaction engaged with the crowd with some clapping and on-stage banter and was very charismatic. The music was fantastic, a sort of hybrid between Four Tet, A Silver Mt. Zion and Sigur Ros, with passages ranging from sublime to danceable. I got an overall feeling that the band were 100% in control of their live performance, sound and all, and they were probably one of the most comfortable live bands I've seen. Efterklang seem to thrive in a live environment and are packed with energy, definitely one of my top-tips as far as live performance is concerned. 8/10
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