Larkin Poe were a group totally unknown to me, but Mike at Empty Room Promotions was putting them on so must be ok. The Observer's quote about their performance at Glastonbury 2014 and touring with Elvis Costello bode well, so along we went to the revamped (again) Bullingdon on Oxford's Cowley Road.
The tight blackout room was just over half full when we went in and propped the bar up but by the time the sisters came on it was nearly full.
And they were more than OK
I was reminded of The Black Keys with hints of The Drive By Truckers with Rebecca Lovell on guitar, Megan Lovell of lapsteel guitar and a drummer whose name I did not catch but should not be forgotten as he played pedal bass at the same time.
Good vocals, impressive lapsteel guitar playing in the standing position (why dont we see more of this?) and great songs made it an excellent evening. Where have they been hiding?
A video can be seen here youtu.be/dhn21x8PUl8
9/10
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