Django Django

There is a sense of intrigue and curiosity among the Sneaky Pete’s crowd as Django Django climb onto the compact stage. Much hype has been pushed onto these lads but they seem to take it in their stride in front of the impatient audience. Many seem to be excited to see what their unique sound is all about and it would seem most were not disappointed.

For the most part, the crowd remains static, but still clearly enjoying themselves with bopping heads and a few cheeky dancers at the front. The band are wearing very bright in-yer-face shirts, appropriately matched to their music. It seems to put a smile on the faces of the crowd, and the band is clearly delighted all the way through the night.

Django Django make great use of the stage and their unusual dance moves have the audience’s eyes hooked. The reactions to all the songs are positive as the crowd shows their adulation through a rising of hands and an increasingly increased noise level, making the atmosphere a little sharper. However the one thing that lets Django Django down is that although their sound is a fresh, unique approach, to this listener at least, it gets repetitive and dull with an overuse of elongated vowels.

When speaking to the band it is clear they are a great bunch of people and musicians. Summing up their sound as “Nuns on the run” just shows how different their music is in this dull auto-tune world. Finishing with their best-known song Wor, the crowd is dying to see more of what they can do. Musically they cannot be faulted and there are no noticeable mistakes from this new band, showing their professional approach to live music. It will be interesting to see how this band polish their sound and whether their eclectic style can proffer in an industry of Radio 1 lovers.