{"id":13464,"date":"2014-09-07T13:09:33","date_gmt":"2014-09-07T12:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=13464"},"modified":"2014-09-07T13:09:33","modified_gmt":"2014-09-07T12:09:33","slug":"nottingham-rocks-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/nottingham-rocks-review\/","title":{"rendered":"NOTTINGHAM ROCKS – Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s hard to believe it\u2019s been an entire year since GEORGIE ROSE<\/a><\/strong>, AMBER RUN<\/a><\/strong>, HARLEIGHBLU<\/a><\/strong> and SAINT RAYMOND<\/a><\/strong> took to the Theatre Royal<\/a><\/strong> stage with a 14 piece orchestra for one of the most magical nights that the Nottingham music scene had seen, but time does indeed fly. Now that those lot are all off sodding about on huge headline tours and being bezzie mates with celebrities, it\u2019s time to give four more acts the spotlight. <\/p>\n

But time does indeed fly, and it\u2019s back again. This years Nottingham Rocks saw THE AFTERDARK MOVEMENT<\/a><\/strong>, NOAH<\/a><\/strong>, SHELTER POINT<\/a><\/strong> and JOEL BAKER<\/a><\/strong> all perform alongside a 14 piece orchestra at the Theatre Royal<\/strong>, and I\u2019m sure you can imagine, it was a very special night. <\/p>\n

THE AFTERDARK MOVEMENT<\/a><\/strong> were up first, bringing their huge big-band Hip-Hop sounds which were only amplified by the massive orchestration going off behind them. They\u2019ve come a long way since winning FSN<\/a><\/strong> back in 2012, and they\u2019ve really developed as a band. Anyone who\u2019s familiar with the band will know that the\u2019ve already got a HUGE sound, but the addition of the orchestra made them even funkier than usual. I\u2019m pretty sure I saw a few grannies skanking in the audience!<\/p>\n

NOAH<\/a><\/strong> were next up bringing their beautiful Folk sounds. Masters of telling a story through their songwriting, their harmonies filled the room. There were two standout moments for me – the first was \u201cDavid<\/em>\u201d, their story of child abuse, a very difficult topic to cover through the medium of song – but one that they convey in a touching, and tear-jerking way. And the second was their set closer \u201cSet A Fire<\/em>\u201d, which really is something else. Beautiful is an overused word in the Folk genre, but that is the only word that does that song justice, <\/p>\n

SHELTER POINT<\/a><\/strong> brought their absolutely stunning Electronic sounds to the stage next. Signed to RCA, and with fans such as Zane Lowe, these guys had a lot of expectation placed upon them, and they more than pulled it off. It\u2019s hard to put into words what Electronic music with an orchestra sounds like. Liam\u2019s falsetto brought plenty of men to tears, and \u201cSerenity<\/em>\u201d sounded ridiculously epic. The boys played plenty of new songs, so we can\u2019t compare them to studio recordings, but what we did hear was how truly different these guys are, and how ridiculously gorgeous Liam\u2019s voice is. <\/p>\n

JOEL BAKER<\/a><\/strong> absolutely smashed it as a headliner. Now, Joel does have the benefit of having a bit of orchestral backing in most of his tracks anyways, but you cannot hold that against him for the performance that he put on, cos everything about it was next level. From the funky take on \u201cWoman<\/em>\u201d which saw Joel go acapella with just the double-bass accompanying him, to the incredible \u201cFurther Than Feelings<\/em>\u201d, which with the addition of an orchestra was extraordinary. \u201cNo One In Heaven<\/em>\u201d was my personal standout, as it\u2019s an honest relatable breakup song, with one of the catchiest hooks I\u2019ve heard in years. <\/p>\n

As Joel headed off the stage, the crowd demanded an encore from the soulful man himself, so to round things off Joel went into \u201cEvery Vessel, Every Vein<\/em>\u201d, which saw the crowd become his gospel choir – and ended up being one of the most powerful, beautiful moments I\u2019ve ever seen in music. <\/p>\n

This was a special night. And shows the raw talent that Nottingham has on offer. These four acts all have very big things ahead of them, and I\u2019m sure this will be a big moment in their careers. Nottingham, you do indeed rock!<\/p>\n

Yours in Love of New Music,
\nSam Nahirny x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s hard to believe it\u2019s been an entire year since GEORGIE ROSE, AMBER RUN, HARLEIGHBLU and SAINT RAYMOND took to the Theatre Royal stage with a 14 piece orchestra for one of the most magical nights that the Nottingham music scene had seen, but time does indeed fly. Now that those lot are all off…<\/p>\n

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