Gig Review: The Sounds
- Posted on August 22, 2007 2:52 PM
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The Sounds
Secret Gig at the Hoxton Bar and Grill, Old Street.
Review By Zarina Raja
The lengthy wait before The Sounds finally took to the stage was definitely worth while. The crowd grew more and more charged with every sweaty minute that passed, sucking on drinks and dancing around to the Electro noise that was gushing from the speakers. Although crushed between four of the tallest people I have ever seen in my life, I managed to keep my place firmly at the front with my camera poised for some serious Maja action.
Bands with incredible front ladies always steer my attention away from the rest of the band, however, this time - although my camera mostly focused on Maja - I watched with great admiration as the rest of the band threw themselves into their music, bullying their instruments into producing a magnetic sound.
The Sounds toyed with rocky guitars that grasped hands with some brilliant synthesizing coming from the finger tips of a bobbing hooded figure.
Maja Ivarsson is incredible. She has a strong and obvious Blondie vibe but is also saturated in a certain raw charm that juts out from the stage; spiky and exotic.
Maja swaggered across the stage, whipping the crowd with lashings of femininity and a feisty stance. The crowd followed Maja’s lead, who was dancing at every opportunity - all pout and pose- and interacting with The Sounds devoted crowd. They jumped about and threw shapes to every well loved track that boomed through the amps and soared through the venue like a rapidly spreading fire.
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