» Review: Low Anthem + Mountain Man
The openers beguiled us with sweet, Southern harmonies backed by the sparsest guitar.
Low Anthem began with an understated ‘Ticket Taker’ from the last album, featuring harmonium, clarinet, chimes and saw, with Ben Knox Miller’s Cat Stevens-like vocals. The audience were reverentially hushed throughout the whole set except when cheering loudly after each song. These multi-talented multi-instrumentalists played a range of unusual instruments with new song ‘Ashes’ showcasing strummed fiddle and bowed chimes. A number of original and traditional songs were sung around a single mic, with the lights dimmed, giving a gospel harmony feel. We arrived cold and soggy but left with cockles thoroughly warmed.
Komedia, 26 August
5/5
Steve Clements
