Kid British, The Borderline, March 11th
Kid British played The Borderline, March 11th
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Friday, 13, Mar 2009 04:45
Four lads from Manchester left the crowd going mental at The Borderline venue on a Wednesday night.
It was around 22:00when Kid British approached the small stage at the underground venue packed with around 100 people ranging from university students to middle-aged folks. The quartet on stage were decked out in an all-in-one nerdy, preppy, clean-cut, edgy, and smart attire.
A cornucopia of rock, reggae, hip hop, rap, and pop music, Kid British definitely pleased the crowd with their high packed energy performance and feelgood music that varied from song to song and thus kept everyone on a constant high. I could sense the male camaraderie overpowering the band mates.
Lost in London, with its references to the Tube and groovy rhythm, was a highlight, but all of their songs were short and insistent, each like a burst of energy.
The only downfall was that one of the band was so passionate about his performance that he began jumping all around the stage while his band-mates were relatively more controlled; it was distracting and a little over the top. In fact, he seemed to take 'offence' if the audience did not cooperate or react by clapping or dancing along. It was an effort on his part to hype up the crowd, but I felt he could have toned it down a notch.
Later in their performance, the band encouraged audience members to join them on the stage for a song about partying. A group of mostly boys hopped on stage and simulated what seemed like a university or American fraternity house party.
With quality music and great performance skills, Kid British managed to create a ruckus at The Borderline. This is a band that is deprived of the attention it should deserve but the boys should not have any problems with success once they have reached a wider audience pool and have tackled bigger gigs.
Their music rather than their image speaks for themselves, which is rare in the hip-hop industry.
Muriel Taing