London, UK
April 24, 2014
April 24, 2014
audience recording (sound quality: VG)
sample a track from the show
01 'Sad Love' and Other Short Stories
02 The Fists In the Pocket
ROB SEZ: For a good while now, I've been looking for recordings to share by the stupendously talented and hugely entertaining Comet Gain. If you've never heard of them, I bet I know why. Over the band's two and a half decades, David Christian (aka David Feck) and company have guaranteed their cult status by accentuating their punk-inspired amateurism, frequently switching record labels, taking long breaks between album releases, and touring only sporadically — all while apparently enjoying the adulation of the few who tune in. Yet Comet Gain deserve a much wider hearing. Trouser Press describes their early sound thusly: "The soul bus let off the pop children in Oxford, England, and what sprouted was Comet Gain, a thoroughly enticing bedsit quintet." Beside the music, there's an understated, brainy charm to David's between-song rambles. I am indebted here to Andunemir for sharing (and presumably also recording) this great show, which anticipates the band's excellent 2014 album Paperback Ghosts. If I receive any encouragement via comments, I have more I can share.
03 rambling song intro
04 Behind the House She Lived In
05 David's shambolic song intro
06 An Arcade from the Warm Rain That Falls
07 Candles
08 Working Circle Explosive
09 These Are the Dreams of the Working Girl
10 'I broke my plectrum' + other BS
by David
11 Breaking Open
12 Say Yes
13 Love Without Lies
14 David's rambling BS + song intro
15 Confessions of a Daydream
