As quickly as possible after the lower league football match, I headed back into town for a meeting with The Belgrave Scandal. Playing the opening slot at the Water Rats, it was a struggle to get from Leyton to Kings Cross in time - but I just about made it. This is a great venue for the Scandal to be playing - the venue for Oasis's first ever London gig (although they play bigger places now), and a room that The Courteeners were playing in just 14 months ago. The band at the top of the bill, The Maybes?, are getting good reviews also, so an all-round decent slot to be playing.The band came on stage just before 6:30, and kicked off with Black Pages and Brighton Away. The stage was bathed in lots of blue light, and the room was full of smoke, which made the room seem fuller (and hotter) and the set more atmospheric (even if the guitars did seem to be a bit too quiet). The audience were also fairly quiet for this one, but of course it was early, and they definitely got warmer and more enthusiastic as the Scandal's set went on. By the time Take That Train turned into House Of Cards at the end of the set, there was a decent sized crowd, and they seemed to be enjoying what the band were doing.
This set provided another good opportunity to hear some of the band's new songs - a couple of which are new to the point that they don't have names yet. One which does, 5 O'Clock Shadows, has really started to grow on me, and the other newer ones sound like they represent a different and very positive direction for the band. This is probably the last Belgrave Scandal gig of the year, they have definitely improved hugely (especially in the vocal department) this year - and their new songs really sound like they are capable of doing things in 2009.
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