The support act were Stealing Sheep, a group of three girls whose harmonies reminded me of Mountain Man with a bit more instrumentation. I rather liked them, especially their more upbeat song, Telephone. However, I think they're quite a few of these groups around at the moment, that remind me of Emmy the Great and Alessi's Ark.
Then it was Efterklang's turn. As soon as the lead singer opened his mouth I was in awe, such a powerful voice, the tracks on the album really don't do it justice.
Meanwhile, the bassist bobbed his head along like a chicken to the beat throughout most of the songs, never quite seen head movement like it.
The band played a mixture of songs from their latest album 'Magic Chairs' and older works. The audience grew ever more entranced as the set went on, and when the lead singer declared 'silence' at the end of a lyric, silence fell in Liverpool academy, something that the lead singer was quite amazed by. It seemed pretty pleased with their first performance ever in Liverpool.
My two favourite performances of the night were Modern Drift, simply because I love that song so much, and I was Playing Drums, which really got the audience joining in and clapping along.
Overall, I was really impressed. They exceeded all my expectations and the lead's voice was one of the best I've heard, it carried so well. The harmonies with the female singer were lovely. Also, the fact that the band looked like they were really enjoying performing the whole way through the set made me enjoy it even more. Efterklang are definitely better live, the build ups in their tracks can only be truly experienced live. Basically, if you get the chance, go and see them!
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