Midlake

Shinesalight · Post by **Shinesalight** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:04 pm

Bought their last album, Trials Of Van Occupanther, last week and have had it on heavy rotation since. Just bought tickets for thier gig in Brighton in April. Wondered what people thought of them on here, anyone going to their upcoming shows (Norm, Mark are you going to the Brighton show)? And is the first album worth getting, though I've heard its not like this one.

beddmoore · Post by **beddmoore** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:32 am

Saw them last year supporting The Earlies in York. From what I remember they were pretty good. Have been getting rave reviews for their current album. I haven't got round to listening to them yet. Perhaps I will.

Shinesalight · Post by **Shinesalight** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:12 pm

*Bump*

Surely someone else has something else to add on Midlake?

candy-cane-girl · Post by **candy-cane-girl** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:47 pm

I like them

ryandfl · Post by **ryandfl** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 3:27 am

Yeah, I love them right now--I bought their recent album the same day I bought the Brightblack Morning Light album, and they're probably 2 of my favorite releases of 2006.

I'm going to see Midlake tomorrow night at new venue in Washington DC. I'll let you know how it goes; from what I've read, their live performance is really tight, a little noisier than the record, and a little bit of a spectacle at times.

Alex English · Post by **Alex English** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:18 pm

Is that the Rock n' Roll Hotel you are referring to? I am interested in what that venue is like. As luck would have it, Midlake and Brightblack are playing on the same night here in the Mile High City.

ryandfl · Post by **ryandfl** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:25 am

Listen, Midlake was fantastic live--a lot heavier and a much tougher sound. They played all of Van Occupanter except "You Never Arrived", they played "Baloon Maker" and "Some of Them Were Superstitious" from the earlier album, and there was one new song too.
If you liked Van Occupanther at all, I'd definitely recommend seeing them.

Rock & Roll Hotel: Great venue; pretty narrow, but it can hold a decent number of people, and the bar was pretty good too. The only problem is it's in a terrible area of town, and cabs are near impossible to find after midnight over there.

You're lucky Brightblack is even leaving the confines of the west coast long enough to make it to Colorado.