If the Arctic Monkey’s are part
of the noughties Sheffield renaissance then chirpy quartet Little Man Tate
are the Sheffield enlightenment. Snappy and bright, these guys swagger around
the stage as if they own the place. (Perhaps they did, well for tonight anyway.)
The cheeky regional charm that can sound weedy and hammy (Cazals anyone?) has
been thankfully downplayed and lead John Windle comes across as a genuine and
– shock horror – witty bloke you’d happily let your 2nd favourite sister date. The
Cockpit buzzed and the very hot and humid, but happy, crowd rumbaed and twitched
along for all their post-pubescent might (quite considerable it was too). Whilst
Brit-poppy tunes ‘I hate your band’ and upcoming single ‘What? What You Got’ leave
you thinking that you’ve heard it all before, there’s something more interesting
to be found in the suburban punk of ‘Just Can’t Take It’ and ‘Young Offenders’.
They’re maybe not offering the most profound thesis for someone – like me – growing
up in the late 80s and early 90s (I have the Fall Out Boys for that) they are
a necessary quick-step ahead of most local feeble Generations Nexters. The
‘Taters’ (as I like to call them) have clearly gained a lot from their recent
NME club tour and produced a professional and slick set even if it was a bit on
the brief side. Chirpy and infectious, these likeable guys deserve to do well.
It seems, like their beloved Blades, Little Man Tate Utd are heading up to the
Premiership. Let’s hope they fare better than Sunderland did last season… Relevant
sites:
http://www.littlemantate.co.uk/
Toby Juliff for Crud Magazine 2006©
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