Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Singing Pigeons
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 Over the weekend, I popped out for a few hours to check out local Geelong band Clay Pigeon. To say I was pleasantly surprised would be an understatement. They were, in every sense of the word, ridiculously brilliant.
Of course, If I claimed that they were on the verge of being brilliantly pop they'd probably sue me, so let's just refer to them as a band who "sound quite nice". Damo, Dylan, Kaitlyn, Luke, and Mark were, in the words of Lisa Scott-Lee (?!), "electric". They even had an 'electric' guitar (do you see what I did there?)!! There was even a keyboard. Played by a female! For goodness sake there was even a real LIVE Harmonica involved. ISN'T THAT SIMPLY AMAZING?!!?!?!?!
The excitement was all a bit too much for me and I had to leave immediately after they finished. This had nothing to do with the fact that I felt a bit like Robert Downey Jnr. on what he may have once referred to as a "good day", after downing 2 Panadeine Forte's for my tonsillitis and "accidently" finishing 2 glasses of something from the bar. As a result of this, any attempts at after-show flash photography went out the window, along with my dignity and ability to walk in a straight line.
Here is the last photograph taken by myself prior to leaving the gig.
That is meant to be a shot of the set list. Looking at the bottom half isn't so bad, but for some reason whenever I glance at the top half, I feel like I may either be drunk, high, or a combination of both, all over again.
But back to the band being amazing. They sound like a hybrid of Johnny Cash, Transvision Vamp, and a bit Killers-esque. Like Dangerous Muse, but replacing Electro synths with Electric Guitars, or something of the sort (!??!). Look, that's probably the most horrific description in the history of music, but let's just say they're about 600 times better than any of the random Aussie bands you'll hear polluting the airwaves on Triple J.
You know what? Honest to god, I think I may still actually be high from my medication so I can't really think properly just yet. I am truly, truly sorry.
The music was brill, the performance was top notch and the crowd seemed to really appreciate it. I believe I may have danced briefly as well, so their music is quite dance-friendly. 10 Points for danceable song folks!
Also, in a revolutionarily brilliant move in the bands marketing campaign, there was an absolute abundance of free band stickers available at the door. Stickers. Real ones. FOR FREE!! Now do you understand?!! FREE FUCKING STICKERS. It's like being 13 again and buying Smash Hits Magazine PURELY for the Back To School Stickers. BUT WITHOUT PAYING A CENT!!
Sadly, the gang don't have a website, nor do they even have a MySpace (how refreshing! Ladies & Gentlemen, we've finally found the only band in the universe without a MySpace Page on the web!), in fact, I'm not even sure they have a demo CD. So you'll just have to trust me when I say that they're very good. That is, until they get their act together and inevitably get signed to Warner, in which you can all share in the Pigeon Love.
In the mean time, watch My space right here (and did you see what I did there?! DID YOU SEE?! FUCK I'm good), as I'm sure I'll be crapping on about them at the same rate I did Van She a few months back. I'm also hoping that the next time I see them out they will have taken on my suggestion of covering Girls Aloud's "Biology" or Texas Lightning's "No No Never" for me.
I highly doubt it though.
It seems IAR has a new favourite band. Huzzah!
Therefore, this will indeed do for our Terrific Tuesday coverage.
Double Huzzah!!
HONNNNNNNNNKKKKKKKK!!
STOP THE PRESS!!!
There will be an IAR Interview with Clay Pigeon appearing online in time for their next live gig at the end of June. Lord only knows what I'll throw their way but you can be assured there will be AT LEAST three questions about Pigeons and AT LEAST three about having fun with clay. TRIPLE HUZZAH!!! (Do you see what I did there?!)
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