new bands at koko in camden

The Little Ones, wearing Blood Red Shoes and Pulling Tiger Tail while shimmying to the Rumble Strips. HA! The whole line-up of last night’s NME Tour at Koko, in Camden, in one sentence. *breathe on knuckles and shine them on my chest* The first band of the evening, Blood Red Shoes, nearly blew us straight from our prime balcony spot and in amongst the plebs below. But we stood our ground and suffered the screeching for long enough to welcome the next band which blew us away for different reasons. A happy little, guitar playing man with salsa moves to put any Spaniard to shame (that’s where the dance originated, right?!) and a cheeky smile had us absorbed for their full set. The Little Ones were a bunch of quirky muso’s, playing happy music, that made you wish they would just keep jamming well into the night. The other two bands were ok. Pull Tiger Tail were a fusion of Fall Out Boy and a typical Brit rock ensemble (pick one of your choice) who displayed enough talent not to provoke items being thrown onto the stage. We left halfway through the last band, Rumble Strips. Their folk sound and bad shoes were too much to endure at such a late hour. Despite the severe ringing in my ears, that was still audible as my head hit the pillow and smokey hair, a decent gig with a diverse mix of fresh-faced bands that haven’t “sold-out” just yet.