Slow Club @ the Union Chapel – A lament with tears of joy.

I heart Slow Club.

There I finally came out and said it, I HEART SLOW CLUB! Tom digs Bon Iver lots, it’s clear to see and we all know it, and I would say I have a similar relationship with Slow Club. Except instead of going to a shack in the woods Charles and Rebecca went to the fair and went down the helter-skelter, but while listening to Leonard Cohen, and as they thump off the slide they collide with guitars and drums; the resulting sound is wondrous.
I’m practically stalking the duo having seen them 4 times in the past year, and the last time being this Monday at the Union Chapel in Islington. It had a Christmas theme what with it being on the 1st day of Xmas and therefore finally the vindication we annually wait for to start gorging ourselves with mince pies. Foolishly I thought the name of the venue was just a name, instead it was an actual chapel that uses events to ensure its coffers are nicely filled for repairs and community work so when I arrived, I queued and took off my scarf and gloves. This was definitely a bad move because chapels don’t tend to be insulated and although I thought the venue was great with a gentle flickering of candles on the upper tier; impressive stain-glass windows and a dominating pulpit, I was quite cold at times. However, this was directly proportional to the acts, the guy between Jay Jay Pistolet and Slow Club was so slow and uninspiring he actually dampened my metabolism and sent me into uncontrollable shivers until Slow Club came along to fill me with warmth from my ears to my toes. I quite liked sitting on the pews and it was appropriate with the Christmas theme and it was all very civilised with the people serving tea much more visible than the rumoured bar, and is there anything better than tea and Slow Club?

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