Last night's wandering about town brought me to the battered door of the ever dependable Old Blue Last, behind which lay a stage soon to be graced by two bands that I had seen before - Veronica Falls (about whom, readers will know, I am given to rant approvingly) and La La Vasquez - and one band that I had not - Girls Names
These wonderful people (not, as you may assume, all female) have come across from the wilds of Ireland to give England a right royal indie kick up the backside. Now, I'm one of those types that can be seen standing cross-armed and serious at any gig, perhaps mustering a smile if the band in question is particularly deserving, but - BUT - last night, when treated to the garagey-pop delights of Girls Names, I could be seen by all and sundry to be moved do what can only be described as polite bopping.
Their description of themselves is admirably spot-on: "Girls Names play disposable noise pop songs" and, I will add, they play them very well. We all know that 'noise-pop' or garage, or shoegaze, or general wonky distortion is very much the flavour of the week with us bloggers, writers and the Shoreditch scenesters, but it's so nice to see a band who aren't just going through the motions for the sake of being cool. The fact that they played alongside a band like La La Vasquez (sorry girls), and have done for the duration of this little tour, just illustrated the contrast between La La Vasquez's 'bang-a-drum-not-quite-in-time-and-goo-ooh-a-bit' displays of being trendy without substance, and Girls Names' impressive, individual songwriting, guitar playing and vocals. Oh, and Veronica Falls were great as always.
Check out this little video to hear their track 'When You Cry', and catch them live at various places over the next couple of months, all listed on their Myspace.
Girls Names - When You Cry (Ad Hoc Version) from CASS/FLICK on Vimeo.
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