Moddi / Second Hand Poet / Grapefruit Moon [Live Review – The Boileroom, Guildford, 7/10/14]
When you spend most of your time scouring the world for exceptional sounds, you’re constantly at risk of contracting the music addict’s equivalent of cabin fever. It’s harsh but true to say that a huge percentage of the music out there either copies time-dulled formulae or lacks the passion and dedication essential in connecting forcefully and meaningfully with a curious listener – and too much time spent in its company can leave you feeling bored, drained, empty, and in need of some kind of escape. Luckily, there are some artists out there who can turn that creeping sense of apathetic torpor around.
Last night, I discovered three such artists – but two of them still have a way to go before they fulfil their own ambitions. Read more…