Photos from my flickr, Horrorshow!
For some reason I thought it'd be a good idea to run over to Islington to see The Paddingtons on a Sunday night. I'm now exhausted, but of course it was a good idea!
The Paddingtons seemed a bit sleepy at first, with guitarist (Josh Hubbard) questioning, "This is London, right?" or something to that effect. It seemed as though the excitable crowd managed to quickly bring about the band's change from indifference to their usual intensity. The Paddingtons played new songs, such as 'Walking In The Rain', 'Wrong Un', 'Pretty Pity' and 'Consequence' off of their new release, The Lady Boy Tapes E.P. Which is, incidently, OUT TODAY. I was a little disappointed that they didn't play 'Lady Boy', but what're you gonna do without Adam Green being present, I suppose. I did, however, spot ex-Dirty Pretty Things member, Didz Hammond, in the audience on my way out. You too can spot Didz here, in The Paddingtons video for the song 'Lady Boy'.
The band also played old favorites, such as 'Panic Attack', '50 to a £', and 'Tommy's Disease'. 'Punk R.I.P.' sounded particularly good live, although I maintain '21' is the Paddingtons song to hear live, as it has an unbeatable shambolic all-in quality. By the time they got to 'Sorry' the feisty crowd had created a moshpit and invaded the stage, only to be pulled off in time for an encore. Tom was shouting the lyrics with his eyes squeezed shut and Josh was pulling the best faces as the overwhelmingly-male moshpit scrambled onstage. The band are great at interacting with their audience, and all but invite the punters onstage at every Paddingtons show I've ever been to! Anyways, the show was genius, as usual. And I need some sleep.
~Jules
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I was just checking out the RiD review and saw this as well, and noticed it was posted by the same person. What a fabulous hipster life you must lead! Your photography skills are pretty impressive as well.
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