Superfood Live Review (The Joiners) 5/10/17
Superfood Live Review
5/10/17
Three years since their debut, ‘Don’t say That’, Birmingham group
Superfood have gained themselves a new label, Dirty Food and cut their band
down to only two remaining members in the shape of Dominic Ganderton and Ryan
Malcolm. After seeing Superfood a few years back, I can only comment on how the
charisma and high-ability from previous bassist, Emily Baker was noticeably
missing this time round. Despite the missing personality from Baker, Ganderton
makes up for the absent charm and filled the room with endless energy despite
not really moving on the stage at all.
Superfood released album, ‘Bambino’ earlier this month which
translates in Italian to, “little-boy”. Quite fitting with an album that shows
Superfood have no intention of growing up as a result of their sound not
maturing from the dreamy, Brit-pop noise found in their earlier album. The 90s
nostalgia is present in both records and all their live show tonight oozes originality.
The young audience this Birmingham two-piece drag down is a perfect combination
with the youthful sound projected by Superfood. The cartoonish elements found
in more recent tracks from their latest album, ‘Bambino’ are received with open
arms by their young crowd whilst their more grungier tracks found in debut such
as, ‘TV’ finally get some movement amongst the audience creating that
disgusting, gig-sweat odour.
Superfood leave the stage after about an hour of standing still
and playing their latest album before returning and playing crowd-favourite,
‘Superfood’. I mean, it would be rude to not play the song that put their name
on the map. The final track was the soundtrack to the last dance of the night
and left everyone, myself included, singing that ever-so catchy chorus on the
way home. Despite their sound not changing dramatically and their shows being
pretty much the same as they were back in 2014, Superfood are a band that do
exactly what it says on the tin- an infectious injection of melody and Brit-pop
nostalgia in the form of bubbly dream pop.
Not everyone’s cup of tea but not too bad either.
Not everyone’s cup of tea but not too bad either.
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