The all-too-quaint interior of the Deaf Institute isn’t dissimilar to the twee brother sister act the Vaselines played back in the late 80’s and while there sound has developed to some degree, they remain in the past. It was set to be a nostalgic evening from the start with a set comprising of old songs and a few (too many) from there latest effort, Sex with an X, while popping the occasional awkward joke about Frances and Eugine’s previous sexual relations (which provoked a mere middle-aged murmur form the majority of the crowd).
‘Son of a Gun’ came fairly early on in the set, which was a wonderful 3 minutes, and had the entire crowd chanting ‘swing swing up and down, turn turn turn around…’ with almost child-like enthusiasm, even the band don’t seem to have become bored of playing this song.. The last half of the set gave light to some great old songs of their 1989 record Dum-Dum, such as a harmonious rendition Monsterpusy and, my personal favourite; Slushy. They then closed with a tidy version of Molly Lips (also made famous by Nirvana), with the singer from the support act, Haight Ashbury, playing bicycle horn. It was a good show, and great to see many of their brilliant songs in a live context, but the once playful partnership of a Scottish girl/boy indie pop group has inevitably lost much of its charm.
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