I adore Canterbury's Spygenius, partly because of my love of Psych Pop, but more so, because of the type of people that they are and the way they celebrate the success of others. There's also the rapier wit of Pete Watts, a man who shares my bizarre sense of humour.
You might expect the quartet to be lumped in with the Medway lot, but they aren't as restrictive as many of those bands who still think it is 1967 and that Sandie Shaw lives next door. There's a melodic, almost Indie feel to what they do. They are also a sum of their parts.
Those who know the festival, may be surprised to see and hear Spygenius there. They are certainly more Pop orientated than the Psych generally on show and have no doubt that they are Psych, just coming it from a different angle.
At times, they are more than a little Robyn Hitchcock, there's certainly a big hint of Toytown. Through seven studio albums, they are themselves, they don't want to Rock things up further to gather a few long haired fans, nor thrown in a lighters up ballad.
So sit back and enjoy this live set that demonstrates what a great band Spygenius are. Remember that this is a recording directly from the board, so there are no edits of intros or touching up in the studio. You hear the band exactly as the audience did and how they should be heard.
You can listen to and buy the album here. Stocks of the CD are now extremely limited.
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