First Listen is the part of Musos' Guide where we tempt you in with lesser played tracks from the recent past or this very minute. Enjoy.
Live Dates:-
28 July – Womad Festival / Charlton Park / UK
29 July – 02 Brixton Academy / London / UK - Ticket Link
4-6 August – Food for your Senses Festival / Kichberg / Luxembourg
Goat have just released their third album Requiem, and with each album they delve further into their own sound. Almost unclassifiable as they take in a variety of psychedelic elements and mix them with a plethora of diverse sounds, everything from disco to tribal, all culminating in their unique sound. The masked crusaders are currently tearing across the country thrilling audiences on every stop and tonight they arrive in Newcastle on a high.
First up though are fellow Swedes Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation, having just released their own new album Mirage they seem to be in equally high spirits. However, Josefin appeared to have gone missing as the band took to the stage looking particularly lost before being joined by the absent singer a short while later. Their atmospheric take on psych provided a relaxing opening to the evening, with motoric beats underpinning Josefin’s vocals their set ambles a long.
It is a set that lacks a great deal of excitement and enthusiasm, the tracks are well put together but all follow a similar blueprint and struggle to progress. In all it’s an accomplished set but doesn’t really set our pulses racing, fortunately the same cannot be said for Goat. Bounding on to the stage it’s clear that they're excited for this evening's show.
They open with an emphatic rendition of 'Words' from their second album Commune, Goat’s two frontwomen are immediately taunting the audience and bouncing around the stage. The rest of the band effortlessly holds down these tracks as the two ladies chant a long, there is a real energy about Goat tonight. Their passion and fervour is insatiable 'Trouble In The Streets' is an early favourite of ours, it shows the true depth of Goat’s sound.
Similarly for 'I Sing In Silence', the newer tracks shine through and hold their own against old favourites. 'I Sing In Silence' also kicks off a huge sing along with its chantable chorus, but it doesn’t compare to the atmosphere when Goat launch into a raucous extended version of 'Run To Your Mama'. This phenomenal track still remains a firm crowd favourite and tonight it provides the perfect ending to the bands main set.
They follow it up with a resounding encore, that compounds their brilliance. Goat are truly one of a kind. Their set flits between a multitude of genres effortlessly, their singers have boundless energy and the rest of the band are incredible musicians. Live they’re one of the best bands around right now!
