Lecorum
Saturday 2 February – hey, we’re out again. Tonight it’s a toss-up between Glasvegas at The Junction or The Sugars at Fibs. Sweetness prevails as (a) it’s not so far to walk (b) Glasvegas are coming to Fibs soon anyway. All of which meandering brings us to the first band of the evening, supporting The Sugars, a Hull-based four-piece called Lecorum. Formed in the late summer of 2006 they consist of Chris Hazard (vocals, guitar), Damien Johnson (keyboards) and Joe Nicholson (drums), and Fletchy (bass). Their January tour coincides with the release of their debut EP Connected? They certainly played some superb tunes: Hide Away, Gone, Clockwork, and, Down and Tired. I loved their piano-led Indie tunes, a refreshing change to tight jeaned Kaiser Monkey clones that seem to be filling music venues these days. Think Manic Street Preachers, but with decent tunes; a bit of Feeder, a bit of Jimmy Eat World. Certainly a band to watch for 2008.
The headliners, The Sugars, caught me on the hop as I was expecting a guy (Matthew Bolton on guitar and vocals) and two girls (Jodie “The Hammer” Wyatt on drums, and Anna Greenaway on bass and vocals). But it turned out the Jodie is laid up having injured her wrists and Matthew introduced us to an old friend Alex Lewis (looking scarily like a mini Ron Mael) who was sitting in for her. The Sugars are a collision of ‘50s Doo Wop and the White Stripes. I’m sorry if that’s not an easy image, but that’s what they’re like! Essentially a one-trick pony, it was a pleasant enough way to spend the evening, but I wouldn’t bother to see them twice.
We only had a short while before “A” had to head off, but we found time to nip into the Roman Bath to catch a tune or four of Flashback, a ‘60s retro covers band from York. They played very competently including; Billy J Kramer, The Beatles (I Saw Her Standing There), Chuck Berry (Roll Over Beethoven). They certainly sounded as if they were worth checking out again.
Lecorum 
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