On Saturday night I went to a gig at The Kings Arms in Auckland. The band I went to see was JAKOB. These guys would be close to my favourite band on this planet ever since I bought their Cale : Drew album back in 2004.
This is a band which is always simply phenomenal to watch perform live. I've now been to seven Jakob shows, and all of them have been amazing. The best thing about the band is that it doesn't matter what songs they put into their set; they have hardly any weak songs and they all sound mindblowingly good live.
The setlist on Saturday night was no exception:
Malachite
Pneumonic
Magna Carta (New Song)
Convertor (New Song)
Nice Day For An Earthquake
Jimmy Hoffa
Harmonia (New Song)
Oran Mor
Ageena
Controle
The three new songs that will probably be on their upcoming album all sounded great. The support bands (Sora Shima and Popstrangers) were also really good and set the mood well for the Jakob set.
Here's a clip from the show I recorded with my digital camera:
I cannot recommend these guys highly enough...check them out!!
