Elliot Minor

Elliot minor @ Relentless garage 13/04/10

Elliot Minor have always been one of those bands who I never really liked. I don’t mean that in a horrible way, just that I never really paid much attention to them in the same way I might other bands. However as I waited for them to come onstage at the relentless garage in London, surrounded by, let’s just say a lot of people younger than me, I had something of an epiphany. Counting all of the great songs they’ve had on my fingers I realise that actually this band have had a lot of damn good songs, and suddenly I’ve found myself quite excited.
They jumped onstage with a considerable amount of enthusiasm and smashed out hits such as ‘The White One Is Evil’, and ‘Parallel Worlds’, as well as a handful of brand new tracks. As the gig was in full swing I felt myself being won over by the York quintet, who excited the crowd with every song.
The highlight for me though, and probably a lot of other people as well was the cover the band did of Owl City’s ‘Fireflies’, and it was unbelievably stunning. If I wasn’t won over before, then this track really impressed me to the point where I actually decided that I might be turning into an Elliot Minor fan!
After the gig, the band came and hung out with a few fans before leaving; a really nice bunch of guys who really know how to perform, and even managed to convert me into a supporter!