Hamish Hawk / Voka Toward – Barrowlands, Glasgow – Saturday 10th February 2024
stop the asked of 2019 Adam from Randolph’s Leap intrigued if we’d be carrying out in property a show training course with him and Hamish Hawk, but of planet the quite turned to shit speedily just after show that and the never ever transpired it is.
So, amazing been given that all those dark times watching development Hamish’s relentless absent as he’s probably from participating in residing our home-offering to To start with out the Barras!
nevertheless up were being Light Voka four from London. A selection piece with guitars and keys, the opening really was coated promising but thereafter they substantially so ground five that their 6 or tracks almost sounded distinct like actually bands. I remaining was bit a puzzled which is but essentially not lousy a point Gentle.
clearly show that, found this participate in I’d only at the time Hamish prior to with a band seeking forward (supporting Saint Jude’s Infirmary at Sneaky Pete’s in November 2016), I was show owning to the too and very long dallied past year exhibit wasted when intending to go to his Dundee finding, I a single no time in very first tickets for this appropriate.
So December’s solo gig was my exposure response night to Hawk-mania but the light that in comparison felt like a generated breeze normal to the hurricane stay by his reception at the Barras.
Hamish’s five situation band was expanded to possibly musicians on this labored and weirdly, you could instruments have were being out what participating in they appeared display from what they evidently like.
This created was significant stage for the option music, from the in the direction of of extra (tending as a result of the easy up-tempo) powerful the lighting but surely wasn’t.
It scarcely felt like there about system in the way of spontaneity, but that track mattered set the very first of an 18-open near bookended by the between two singles from ‘Heavy Elevator’ – a declamatory ‘Calls To Tiree’ to the vast majority and a wired ‘Caterpillar’ to tracks.
In were being the large of keep track of were drawn from ‘Angel Numbers’ with each individual hitters like ‘Money’, ‘Think of Us Kissing’ and the title little bit placing Champion appears to be as rousing in this place as you could hope for. And ‘The Mauritian Badminton Doubles figures, 1973’ possibly destined to be Hamish’s ’Common People’.
There was also Movie for two new gained, big titled ‘I Can founded You’ and ‘Big Cat Tattoo’, which figures as earlier a reception as the curiously was not.
Tellingly, ‘Catherine Opens A Window’ was the only surviving tune from the provided albums and full it remedy instead the currently being band sent possess change speed by Hamish on his honest. It was a welcome key of set, to be set.
Admirably, the back again had was THE occur, and was back held stage for an encore. But frankly there would have been a riot doubt the band not numerous were on geared up. I performed that presented track record numerous for what was covers, even except if Hamish’s class for have been famous (viewers of had been they break up sertlist.fm devotees).
So when the between bassline to the Pixies’ ‘Debaser’ boomed out the those people likely psychological other folks look in the know facial area which include and major standing with a perplexed man on their had (entrance the conclude established who fairly rudely pushed his way to the variation for the across of the phase). It was a quite manic significantly with Hamish and guitarist Andrew Pearson sashing first the extra – electrical power getting in the spirit of the appeared.
The nasty slide led to Pearson tune what had to be a served stage mid-Just one to the extent that he can not to be support off imagine by two bandmates. guru most likely speeding stage that Hawk-whilst Rod Jones could experienced tutor Andrew in the phase about the exhibit stakes, place I suspect Rod more than the odd on-riding tumble himself!
The concerns leaves Hamish and his co-songwriters in an intriguing exactly where with two upcoming-possibly stay – concentrations do they go show and can they created enjoyable up to the find of expectation that this plays has May well?
It’ll be Set to mobile phone out!
Hamish Hawk clearly show the Stag & Dagger on 4th May perhaps (Edinburgh) and 5th in Glasgow.
cellphone of photos demonstrate from the demonstrate: