The Dykeenies @ King Tuts
their sparky, taut pop echoes the classic Glasgow indie sound: inclusive, emotive and passionate.
| 13 Oct 2006
Within a year of their formation, The Dykeenies have attracted an enthusiastic local following and national press attention: the crowd at King Tut's sing and clap along with delight and vigour, while lead vocalist Brian Henderson has the pale intensity and showy enthusiasm of a born front man. Powering along on the twin guitars of brother Alan and Steven Ramsey, their sparky, taut pop echoes the classic Glasgow indie sound: inclusive, emotive and passionate.
At this home-coming gig, the Dykeenies prove that their songs have an urgent immediacy, at once familiar and provoking: their influences, although sometimes too obvious, gradually giving way to an individual intimacy. Never descending into self-indulgence, they cajole and entreat the audience into participation, filling the room with stadium sized emotions. They are not blazing the most original path (Franz Ferdinand and Orange Juice have been there before) but they are sauntering along with verve and panache. [Gareth K Vile]
At this home-coming gig, the Dykeenies prove that their songs have an urgent immediacy, at once familiar and provoking: their influences, although sometimes too obvious, gradually giving way to an individual intimacy. Never descending into self-indulgence, they cajole and entreat the audience into participation, filling the room with stadium sized emotions. They are not blazing the most original path (Franz Ferdinand and Orange Juice have been there before) but they are sauntering along with verve and panache. [Gareth K Vile]