ITC09: Kids Love Lies @ Walkabout

Walkabout is one of the stranger venues in use by ITC, and certainly one of the hardest to pull off. For starters, it looks like nobody's here, which isn't true. Add the fact that it's overwhelmingly obvious this is usually a sports bar and you've got a pretty strange feel.

This is rather a shame, because Kids Love Lies deserve better. Ellen Murphy's a compelling front-woman with a gorgeous, powerful voice - presumably why Cherryade Records jumped on board and have released two of the band's singles this year. Their cover of Sam Sparro's Black and Gold is a surprising highlight: punchier, dirtier and one hell of a lot sexier than the original. It isn't just the fact that their front woman is star of the show that makes them seem like Sleeper, they have the same pop yet more interesting sensibilities. Great stuff.