Graffiti6
16.12.09
Graffiti6 are a group of musical individuals drawn together in the collective quest for pop perfection. Lead singer Jamie Scott has been around a bit (utter slag) and produced the acclaimed 'Park Bench Theories' album, together with Tommy D who has a list of hits long and distinguished. Hesaidshesaid donned their Santa hats and headed to The Lexington to drain the festive spirits dry.
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He Said
It was a couple of days before Xmas and I wasn't feeling particularly festive. She had been out every night since the first window opened the advent calendar so was a bony grey shadow of her former self. We dragged our moody and mudded souls to the Lexington on Pentonville road. We had come to see Graffiti6 and the compulsion to be vile and vitriolic was tempting slightly but reserved for the support band, who were immitigably shit... I mean truly awful... All twee bedwetting garbage that amount to five sexually frustrated virgins wining on about some girl/boy who obviously saw them for what they were and left for someone with a pair of genitals.
Graffiti6 came on and there was a collective audible gasp that sauntered its way through the crowd. I can only assume it was for the singer who hands up is somewhat of a looker. In fact the 'She' of the hesaidshesaid was practically hyperventilating with hormones. My opinion for what its worth, he looked liked chiselled all American cheese mongering quarter back who was fully aware how good looking he was and played that introspective 'No one really understands me apart from my music' character with ease. But then this opinion may have been formed by the fact I was completely ignored through out the entire set, she even moved to look like she wasn't with me. Something I normally would welcome given that she blocks more cocks than Durex but due to tonight's singer every female in the audience seems to been under some Derren brown mind trickery.
Realisng the chances of me getting laid in this place was a likely as a Josef Fritzl getting father of the year...
Their music was good, all sun shine pop and soulful vocals and I must give the poster boy for Colgate credit here, his voice is outstanding, oohing and ahhing in all the right places conveying both romance and confidence. The songs are pop songs created with a deft degree of craftsmanship, there is no doubt that all the members of graffiti 6 are accomplished in their respective instruments.
For me a really great gig has to careen from triumph to disaster collapsing on a misplaced pluck of a G-String. The band should play like heroes giving every inch of their fibre before the fiery gates of hell engulfs them and burns them all to a sunder. Watching Graffiti 6 tonight at no point did I think Beelzebub was on his way. I will, and indeed have whacked them on the iPod and hope the next time I see them precision is replaced with a smidgen more passion. But then I may just be jealous.
She Said
I spent half an hour willing myself out of the bath. Raped by the festivities, my dear old friend fun had turned on me and I could hear whispers of bitchy comments circulating already. By the time I met him I'd done my best to salvage some sort of "look" from my wardrobe (mountains of unwashed clothes). I could practically hear an eerie "Holidays are coming, holidays are coming..." chiming through Kentish Town as I was knocked by people hurrying along in cheap Father Christmas hats laughing hysterically carrying large swishing shopping bags. Tim Burton has got nothing on this shit. I uttered no words until we reached the venue and a drink was placed in my hand - you know it's almost time to break up for Christmas when you have to have a beer to feel normal again.
My shoulders relaxed and a smile slowly crept back onto my cracked lips (I hastily applied some lip gloss) and I was ready for Graffiti6. We met up with Jimi Crayon once inside. He is their "Commander in Chief of the Visual" and an incredibly gifted artist/illustrator. Just take a look at the picture of the sample EP. I got very distracted when the music started mainly because lead singer Jamie Scott is FIT (yeah). When they started I was expecting more of same indie boy fraff, they don guitars and skinny jeans but they have a sprinkle of something a bit more special (I'm not just saying this to suck up to the lead singer by the way).
I asked Jimi to tell be a bit more about the boys:
"Erm, well the concept is, that they're really gonna be trying to put maximum effort into the visual side of things as well as the music, they sound really good live (because they practice so much) and they've all had good careers before this! All of this means that, excuse the cliche, but, they really are doing it for the love (which I think in turn will bring them shit loadsa cash). So expect really tight music with amazing cover art and music videos as well as incredible visuals when they play live... The next one in January at the vibe bar will be a feast of visuals!!! Oh and I think they sound like The Who meets Gnarls Barkley with a sprinkle of MGMT. Mines a pint yeah?!!!"
Thanks Jimi. Right, I'm going to bed now with the latest Marian Keyes and a bag of oranges. I'm detoxing this January so I should be a bit more senseful next week (is that a word?). Oh and come check out their gig at Vibe bar this month. I'll be there in full stalker mode.
Happy New Year X
P.S. Sorry there are no pics from the actual night but the ones I took came out really shaky and shit. I don't know why.
