Robinson @ The Silver Bullet, Finsbury Park, 9th March 2012
Live Review
Robinson @ The Silver Bullet, Finsbury Park, 9th March 2012
Andy Robinson, front man for 4 piece Robinson, is an unassuming character very deeply involved in his songwriting. A range of inspirations makes for a mixture of writing styles which makes it difficult to pigeonhole him into any genre. You could be listening to blues, rock, folk, pop or a blend off all these, making for an enjoyably varied live show. The challenge of labelling his output has sometimes prevented certain media outlets from granting Robinson coverage, finding it too difficult to distil into one catch-all phrase.
Fortunately, this problem hasn’t prevented him from picking up a following able to appreciate his tracks in all their forms. The band only took to the stage for six songs for this show, but each was greeted enthusiastically by the crowd who’d turned out to see them.
The show opened with recent pop single ‘Without Love’ before moving onto blues folk for ‘England’s Bleeding’, title track from Robinson’s first album. ‘Nightmare’ turned the set in an almost Hispanic direction with a fantastic chord progression and Clarinet solo.
Next came brand new acoustic indie track ‘Super Love’ followed by first album favourite ‘Always talk to Strangers’, with its slower, folky styling.
Robinson saved the best for last though, with next single ‘You’ll Never Be Her’ closing the set. This is a rough, angry, bitter gem of a song which had the crowd singing along and the band stomping the stage behind their lead man. An excellent climax to a strong set.
For more information about Andy Robinson please visit his website: Robinson Music
By Steve Boniface
Labelled Independent – The New Music Podcast
