Another Form of Relief

You’ve all heard my rants about how much of a cultural wasteland it is down here in Kent. Too close to London to get our own shows, too far from London to make travelling there easy. As such, it was kind of nice to discover that one of the artists I’ve written about previously will be playing in a venue pretty close to me.

Kate Nash will be playing at the Beacon Court Tavern in Gillingham this Thursday (28th June, doors 8pm, £2 entry) as part of the heats to get a slot at the Electric Gardens Festival. It’s kind of sad that she has to go through this stage rather than be able to go straight to the festival itself, but there you go. Obviously all of this will be made better if she gets a slot at the festival, but at least there’s this show to look forward to at least.

Now I’ve never been to the Beacon Court Tavern, so I have absolutely no idea what it’s like. I also don’t know if anyone else can go, but I will be resorting to bribery to get others there if it’s required.

The Beacon Court Tavern: Website

MP3 Kate Nash - The Nicest Thing (expired)

MP3 Kate Nash - Dickhead (expired)
MP3 Kate Nash - Caroline’s A Victim (expired)

Apologies for the low quality of the last two songs, but 56kbps is all that’s available.

I’ve talked about ‘The Nicest Thing’ in the past, and I also spoke about not really liking any of her other songs. I’ve been back to them a number of times since then and they have all grown on me to a certain extent. All of these songs sound pretty rough, thanks to both the low bitrate and the bargain basement production, but the songs themselves still shine through. ‘Dickhead’ is a great piano song once you get past the title, and ‘Caroline’s A Victim’ is a dabble into electronica, which doesn’t entirely work, but it’s interesting to say the least.

Below you’ll find a live performance of ‘Birds’ from her show in Brighton a while ago. I’m not usually a fan of embedding Youtube content very much, but this song ranks up there with ‘The Nicest Thing’ for me, and it’s the only way that it seems to be available at the moment. Her facial expressions throughout the song really make the whole thing too.

Kate Nash: Myspace

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