Bands MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/nownoweverychildren

Trying to reach the venue of Birmingham’s NIA is like trying to play ‘Through The Fire and The Flames’ on Guitar Hero, on expert, in a darkened room, backwards… Pretty damn time consuming! After a journey spanning double the time it should have, having your ticket checked multiple times at different stages of entry as if your ticket’s magically going to change to fraudulent between each point, and being told water has to be left behind in favour of their ‘over-priced drinks’ you can imagine it’s not the best way to start your night of rocking.

Nevertheless, after taking a spot in the middle of the room it wasn’t long before we were joined by Now Now Every Children, a band that upon reading their MySpace seems to be extremely popular in the US. Comparable to our very own ‘Florence And The Machine‘ the band boasts of unique and distinctive vocals while still having that ever so noticeable ‘indie twang’  we’ve come to love and respect in the controversial genre of Rock.

The band have been plagued with misfortune throughout the tour ranging from little responsive crowds in Hamburg to little in the way of sound checks at each show. Unfortunately tonight the sound level on Cacie (lead vocals) mic was awful with many lyrics being hard for the crowd to hear. (Even though the band is only a support act they should still at least get a decent sound-check) I felt extremely sorry for NNEC, as due to this problem it meant a-lot of the crowd weren’t giving as much energy as they could have.

One thing that was extremely clear throughout was consistency. Each song contained some form of energetic up-beat riff that managed to get members of the crowd dancing their little Converse off even with the technical hitches. Most notably the catchy “oh oh oh oh” section of ‘Everyone You Know‘ from their debut ‘Cars‘ album generated a substantial amount of chanting. Definitely their most successful song of the night.

For a band new to touring of this scale they were pretty confident and didn’t slip up when playing at any point. Admittedly a bit more interaction with the crowd would have been nice, for instance I didn’t even know that 3 of the members only joined them for live performances, so the band could polish what they’re going to say each night a little more.

After the gig, the majority of people I spoke to really liked NNEC and stated they’re certainly going to consider purchasing  ‘Cars‘

Thus the question is no longer ‘will NNEC break into the British rock bubble?’ it’s a matter of ‘when’, as in my eyes they certainly have a place reserved.

RockStopScene Rating: 8/10

Article by: Jamie