Billed as a more stripped down version of their regular stage show, Fragile Creatures took to the stage at the Komedia Studio with a little apprehension about how they would come across, particularly with new and not-so-new songs having a slightly different emphasis. However any fears they may have had were soon dispelled by an eagerly enthusiastic audience. The strength and depth of their songs, together with their overall performance, which was of the highest calibre, made for an extremely engaging and bloody good night out.

Beginning with ‘Almost Home’ (a rarely aired song not normally in the set), the band eased their way into a commanding and near faultless performance, with Adam Kidd showing his tremendous talents as lead singer and major song writer. This was certainly a different Fragile Creatures than I had seen almost 12 months previously, now gelled with a cohesion and self assurance I had not seen before with excellent performances from all the band members.

The first half of the set was verging on brilliant, with songs such as Fragile Creatures, Sunshine, End of the World and Stowaways (all featured on their new EP which has just been released and reviewed by Brightonsfinest.com). It ended with a more pop and harder version of their first single ‘Dear Michael’ which, with better support from radio and the music press, should have been a massive hit.

The second half of their set consolidated the brilliance of the first half with ‘She Makes Me Nervous’, ‘Grace’, ‘One Bit At A Time’ and ‘Poison Apple’, all excellent songs and now performed by the band in full flow, oozing with confidence and ability. The performance ended to rapturous applause with the 50’s rocking, ska-like ‘Ready to Go’ which completed a slightly less demonstrative stage performance in preference to allowing the songs to work their magic and take centre stage,

Fragile Creatures are undoubtedly a force to be reckoned with and songs such as ‘Fragile Creatures’, ‘Stowaways’ and ‘Dear Michael’ convince me it will not be long before they are equally familiar with a worldwide audience. Fragile Creatures deliver contemporary British pop music at its very best and while the songs may evoke influences such as Blur and Radiohead, they also clearly define a band that has the talent capable of making their own mark. I for one am looking forward to their debut album early next year and in the meantime I am sure Fragile Creatures will continue to go from strength to strength.
The Captain

 

 

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