Canterbury
Where: The Sugarmill, Stoke
When: 20th November 2009
If you didn't already know, the nice people that are Canterbury gave away their debut album Thank You recently, and mighty fine it is too. They've also just come off tour with Billy Talent (the lead singer clearly enjoyed himself so much he got himself a t-shirt) and even more recently Hundred Reasons, seems like things are going well right now. Before the release of said debut they had made themselves a reputation of a live band, and how right a statement that is.
Thank You might have had the odd acoustic crop up here and there but not tonight, the guitars are cranked. The Billy Talent influence is evident, huge guitars with even bigger choruses. The bounding youthfulness of the Basingstoke five-piece makes for an impressively energetic power that in turn makes the record sound so watered down. The dual vocals combine perfectly, especially on the melodic Diver - passionate and emotive just about covers it.
Opener 'Peace And Quiet' sounds like Enter Shikari at their 'Juggernauts' best and 'Take Me Out Of The Wall' leaves it's pop-rock cushion behind by becoming a pounding anthem live. The songs transfer across from record to this heavier setting and back again with ease, and the young crowd know every chorus word.
There's no stopping between songs except for the odd request for more movement. The songs take the load and they cope. The future looks bright for a band already working on album number 2, if they can bring their brute force into out speakers then it's only going to get brighter.
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