A Petebox-less We Show Up On Radar is, sadly, not much of a draw. It has to be said that, without the local beatboxing MC, WSUOR's live show leaves a lot to be desired and a synthless, beatless Andy Wright - tonight alone and thoroughly impatient with a half-attentive basement crowd - can only manage a short, muted and ill-tempered support set. It's a shame, because when the shaggy haired Oberst-alike actually manages to cut through the haze of chatter with which he's faced, tracks like 'Animal Sports Day' and 'The Little Things I've Lost' retain their Seawolf-esque dreaminess in spite of the band's depleted line-up. Tonight, Wright struggles and it's a missed opportunity for an otherwise solid amiable singer-songwriter.
With an impromptu 'ahem' into the microphone, the Beeb's Dean Jackson introduces tonight's headliners to the stage and Captain Dangerous launch into the kitchen-sink aplomb of album opener 'The Terrorist'. For the hardened fans (of which there seem many) it's a set of few surprises, yet five years of consistent gigging has made them tighter than ever and with guests entering and exiting throughout, they're a formidable bunch - at times, there're anything up to seven people onstage. Despite this they continue to hold their own even without the bells and whistles. Their set's a ragtag selection of folk, ska and reggae but tracks like the skanking 'Terry Steele' and the hushed acoustics of 'Merrow Song' play off each other perfectly and with such a varied palette, their album 'The House That Jack Hayter Built' - out next March - looks an exciting prospect.
Captain Dangerous played:
- The Terrorist
- She Still Loves You
- A Little Bit Of Home
- I Miss You Cos It's Monday
- I Admit Defeat
- Shoot Deserters
- The Ballad Of Phillip
- Terry Steele
- Merrow Song
- Boozehounds
- Other Man
- Kill That Greek
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