After a really good Belgrave Scandal show recently, where they showed off their new songs and new slickness as a band, it was good to get another opportunity to see them fairly soon afterwards. A short notice gig at the Hope and Anchor in Islington, scene of Joy Division's first London gig amongst other moments in rock history, drew out a decent crowd of Scandal supporters. With no headline act, the band had the venue to themselves, and with all of the audience there specifically to see them, it was only ever going to be a good night.The set started with Same Old Same Old, which sounded really rather good, and also went down a treat with the audience. Again, the band seemed to talk relatively little, which was good, and just concentrate on playing the songs instead - mostly running 2 songs together with no gaps in the middle. They played their excellent new song Black Pages, which really impressed me last time, and was equally good this time - definitely the best they have written so far. The highlight of the set for me was the start of House Of Cards - after the drums of Take That Train started petering out, Dan suddenly started playing Stone Roses drums, and it sounded brilliant, like Reni at his best.
The final song of the regular set was the newly rearranged Soul And Power, now with a more concise chorus, and so much the better for it. As the crowd wanted more, and there was nobody waiting to play afterwards, we had a 2 song encore, of Beedy Little Eyes, and a cover of Ring of Fire. All in all, an excellent set, played to an enthusiastic crowd. If the band keep getting better, it surely can't be long now before they get their break.
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