Hadouken! at Casbah, Sheffield, 19th January
Recently talks of ending the generation gap between younger music fans and age restricted clubs is starting to take hold. Now band members as young as fifteen can be successful and as tonight’s audience fills with underage teenagers it appears Hadouken! Are striking a chord with Sheffield’s youngsters.
Dressed mainly in florescent clothing and looking far too excitable for nine’ o’clock many of the audience are unappreciative with Balor Knights presence. A mash up of indie pop which barely pauses for a breath becomes quite tiring on the ear and soon every song with its female, male partnership merges into one, making their recital of the Super Mario Theme complete with an out of tune recorder almost sounds like an interlude to their brash beats.
But then as YoYo Static appear it seems we haven’t seen the end of youth for the evening. Clearly a family band with dreary music to match you can’t help being drawn to the highlight of the group, a ten year old drummer, yet this wasn’t enough to entertain as the audience’s dress sense soon becomes more of an attraction than the people on stage.
Yet as Hadouken! perform its hard to be drawn anywhere else. Totalling at five members the group squeeze onto the Casbah’s tiny stage pushing lead singer James into the crowd mainly to deliver his vocals in the most eruptive fashion but also to perform some questionable dance moves as he half shouts half raps about indie boys, indie girls and most of his perspective audience. Consider a more confident Klaxons and you’re almost there. Yet with their thick bass and hardcore approach layered with synthesizers Hadouken! Are some how the better option. They have character, attitude and are not afraid to face their audience, proving that sometimes the young have the best taste.
Dressed mainly in florescent clothing and looking far too excitable for nine’ o’clock many of the audience are unappreciative with Balor Knights presence. A mash up of indie pop which barely pauses for a breath becomes quite tiring on the ear and soon every song with its female, male partnership merges into one, making their recital of the Super Mario Theme complete with an out of tune recorder almost sounds like an interlude to their brash beats.
But then as YoYo Static appear it seems we haven’t seen the end of youth for the evening. Clearly a family band with dreary music to match you can’t help being drawn to the highlight of the group, a ten year old drummer, yet this wasn’t enough to entertain as the audience’s dress sense soon becomes more of an attraction than the people on stage.
Yet as Hadouken! perform its hard to be drawn anywhere else. Totalling at five members the group squeeze onto the Casbah’s tiny stage pushing lead singer James into the crowd mainly to deliver his vocals in the most eruptive fashion but also to perform some questionable dance moves as he half shouts half raps about indie boys, indie girls and most of his perspective audience. Consider a more confident Klaxons and you’re almost there. Yet with their thick bass and hardcore approach layered with synthesizers Hadouken! Are some how the better option. They have character, attitude and are not afraid to face their audience, proving that sometimes the young have the best taste.
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