Last night I wandered into Vicar Street to see Midlake play. They were fantastic. Up front.

Of course, I had no idea what to expect since I hadn’t really searched on Youtube for them, depending only on the tracks that sit on my iPod. On stage, they are a lot heavier than their CDs would suggest. They have a lot of beards. I didn’t actually expect that. And they have an awful lot of guitars. A serious lot of guitars. Some nice guitars too. A lovely, lovely Guild acoustic.

They played, as far as I can see, pretty much everything off two albums; The Courage of Others and Trials of van Occupanther. I love Roscoe. They played a killer version of Roscoe. Killer enough for me to wish it was on Youtube somewhere. Oh look, it is. Amazon is not mentioning a live DVD either. Pity.

I’ve had a look at their concert dates; it’s looking for a trip to Lyon in April. I don’tthink I’ll be able to get to London for Thursday night.

Pity. I’d have gone again tonight if I could. They were better than the Pixies.