For some family reason, Kelman the band can’t play tonight so singer/ guitarist Wayne Gooderham elects to perform a solo set. He spends time apologising for not having drums and keyboards backing him but really it’s unnecessary; while it would be good to hear full band versions, songs like ‘Commercial Road’ speak for themselves as examples of glorious gloom-pop, however they’re presented. Speaking to him afterwards (another advantage of those small gigs) I was surprised that he was so matter of fact about his creations; if I’d been responsible for creating the atmospheric Galaxie 500-like soundscapes that are on the latest Kelman platter I Felt My Sad Heart Soar, I’d be performing cartwheels.Ged M. Soundsxp.
