Cherbourg are the reborn ashes of Davie Fiddle and the Lucky Egg. Originally I was sorely dissapointed at this very sudden news that T'Egg were gone.
But then I heard Horses.
I never imagined it would sound so. good. (Not that I was expecting something dreadful!)
At first there's an expectation for a Davie-esque vocal from Andrew Davie...but no. This time it's a slap in face cry of a vocal that makes your head spin round. There's so much strength, with each line more and more elements come out of the woodwork, not to mention the matured lyrics with a kick of imagination.
This obviously heightened my expectations for last Wednesday when I saw the reborn quartet live for the first time. And they did not dissapoint.
Along with Horses there was a myriad of similar songs, all with a unique quality of their own. For one Kevin Jones donned a drum, alerting my neural percussion system (yes, such a thing exists). I love drums, and with this added percussion I was sunk even deeper into my infatuation.
They've still managed to retain a degree of what they once were, there's still heartfelt lyrics here and there, and the boys' lovely personalities still shine through. Speaking to Andrew after the show it's hard to believe it's him behind the vocals of Horses "You've lost your only friend/You're not gonna see him again", because he's just so damn nice.
Cherbourg are planning to release on EP in early '09.
Listen to Horses here.
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