Camden Crawl Critical Conclusions for….The Rumour Said Fire (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….The Rumour Said Fire.

Venue: Electric Ballroom

First Impressions:Are you REM in disguise? Spoiler alert: No. But don’t argue with my first impression. The Rumour Said Fire have more lush songs.

Stage Presence: 7/10 – Well, they were there. Not overbearing but not dominant.

Crowd Reaction: 7/10 – Respectful.

Banter: 7/10. “If you like what you hear, buy it. Or download it and share it – we don’t care!”

Number of times they said their band name: Once.

Water/alcohol/neither: Cans of beer! And the Danish band drank a Danish beer, Carlsberg. Don’t you get enough of that back home?! The singer also had water.

The Last Word: 8/10 – Some songs reminded me of the Decemberists, some reminded me of REM, and some reminded me
of generic adult contemporary radio stuff (infrequently, thankfully). I’m glad I caught this Danish 5-piece band.

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