Camden Crawl Critical Conclusions for….Magic Lantern (2012 Camden Crawl Review)

PeteHatesMusic is at the 2012 Camden Crawl, and giving a gig by gig review as they happen. Below is our Camden Crawl Critical Conclusions for….Magic Lantern.

Disclaimer: I only caught the first 3 songs due to delays at the venue earlier.

Venue: Roundhouse Terrace & Bar. Like This is the Kit before, the terrace was not used and it was an indoor show.

First Impressions:This is going to be great, they have a clarinet! The singer has a very soft and excellent voice.

Stage Presence:6 people all focused on their tasks.

Crowd Reaction: 7.5/10 – unfortunately, the crowd was quite small. They deserved better.

Banter: 9/10 – Confident despite the small crowd. Funny and engaging.

“If you’ve never been here before, there is a magic space 10m from the stage that people can’t stand in at this venue, and you got the memo”

“In the last 5 minutes, I’ve mastered the art of playing a guitar without a strap. It’s a lot harder than it looks!”

Number of times they said their band name: I left early and heard none.

Sound Quality: Same as This is the Kit, minus the loud crowd banter.

Water/alcohol/neither: I saw nothing.

The Last Word: 8/10, and would’ve loved to have seen more, but the Milk were calling. Very unique and soft songs.

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