"It's officially the biggest midget in the game."
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Artist:Lady Sovereign, Ladytron, The Submarines, Nouvelle Vague
Okay. I know. I'm late to the party. I don't always claim to be on top, though.
Last night I went to see Ladytron at The Glass House in Pomona. As an added treat, The Submarines opened the show. I'd seen The Submarines play before at The Henry Fonda Theatre when they opened up for Nouvelle Vague. I still stand by my original opinion: The Submarines are a fantastic band with great music, but that girl needs to either not talk so much or really calm down with the giggles. It's not cute. Seriously, she laughes/giggles after every sentence.
And that's a critique from a guy who's known famously by his laughter. Take note, Blake.
Ladytron were... well, okay. Yes, they were simply "okay". Perhaps they were built-up in my mind too much? Maybe it was the crappy sound mix? I think the bad sound played a huge role, but I think really it stems further into a topic I've mentioned here before: live Electronica shows tend to be very boring.
The visuals projected weren't all that interesting and were monotonous. Don't get me wrong—they performed well enough—I just think it was a very "miss" show. Perhaps they'd be better in a different venue with their own sound tech instead of the house guy.
In any event, the trek home proved to be quite fruitful: I was introduced to Lady Sovereign.
Wow. Seriously. I haven't been this impressed with Hip-Hop since The Streets' A Grand Don't Come For Free, coincidentally another UK garage/grime artist/project released in 2004. The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living is good as well, but not nearly up to par with A Grand Don't Come For Free—but I digress.
Lady Sovereign's full-length, Public Warning, is released tomorrow but I highly recommend getting her Vertically Challenged EP. It'll get you up to speed. And, sure, some of those tracks are on Public Warning, but "Battle" alone is worth the value of the disc.
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