Thirteen Senses at the Welly 4th November 04 By Michelle Dee Photos by Darren Rogers

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As if that wasn't enough the other one came in called Stefan and proclaimed that the Tuesday Club would become the best band in the world: you heard it hear first folks. Then threw the torn off turn up of his jeans, which had the aforementioned globe conquerors name inked on it, across the chocolate laden table. Mr. Dick Meredith P.I. manager for Thirteen Senses, explained that they had to cancel the Haribo confectionary because it was inducing sugar highs; highs that resulted in ludicrous behaviour such as removing refrigerators from their rightful owners at One Big Weekend in Birmingham this year... I digress, ahh yes the Tuesday Club and their bizarre antics.

Adam the drummer, if memory serves, caught the ring of tattered denim with ease and promised to treasure it always. We wish the Tuesday Club all the luck, in the world and can I just thank them for making the interview just that little bit more memorable.

The whole feel of this gig was very different from others I have been to at the Welly. I sensed the music in terms of colour and emotion. There was a real openness and warmth that spread from the stage through to the bright eyed Thursday night crowd. As sublime, aquamarine chords rang out during Lead us, purple sounds echoed hopefully around the walls. Top notes float effortlessly to the inner ear and you connect to the magic that is Thirteen Senses. My only complaint would be, that I was so taken by the heavenly euphoric atmosphere; I didn't really grasp any of the lyrical content.

Vocal responsibility however, was shared between Tom and Will, Tom providing a darker edgier tone, whilst Will sang with an impassioned vulnerability.

Instrument changes were cleverly worked out to deliver an incredibly smooth free-flowing set. Towards the end of their set they incorporated a duet into the show called Perfect and it was. With Tom using an ebo: he later explained to me this was a small hand held battery operated device that vibrates, the notes coming from his guitar took on orchestral proportions. This song, due to its simplicity with just the two of them on stage, would normally feel out of place in a club setting, but somehow they made it work.

The crowd's favourite was Into the fire judging by the number of times they called out for it. My own favourite has to be History (or Mystery - I missed the title), it seemed to last forever which is incidentally the title of another one of the tracks you get when you buy The Invitation, available at HMV and all other good purveyors of fine music. A band like this would sound really good playing in the late afternoon sunshine at any of the big festivals and if the successes of this year are anything to go by they probably will be.

Before the last track Will encouraged the front of the crowd to touch the keyboard which a number did; as if by touching the instrument they would some how feel closer to the music. The finale reminded me of a school piano being played in an echo filled music room. The vocal being whispered close to breaking moved the whole crowd and left us all bathed in glorious Technicolor sound. Thirteen Senses release their new single called Thru The Glass on 17th January 2005. www.thirteensenses.com

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