Alberto Veto – Afraid of Thieves
There’s not an awful lot out there about this band to research, so this is going to pretty much be a face value review: Alberto Veto are from Nottingham, they have a skittish energy to their music, and their lead singer has a very nice voice indeed. Right, pint anyone?
Okay, okay, there’s a little more to it than that. Of the few reviews I’ve managed to find, all mention a highly energetic live show, which of course I have not had the pleasure of experiencing. The recordings are a little more studied than that – and very good for self releases as well, it has to be said.
You can hear in the relentless thrum of the guitar and the insistent drumming the basis for a mental live performance, and that same purpose translates well to the recorded songs. This is an EP which demands almost constant finger-tapping, and that’s a very good thing indeed. If anything it reminds me a little of Lucky Jim actually, who is another Edinburgh artist (and veteran of the Lost Soul Band), although that might just be the voice, which is part way between barroom rasp and lounge croon.
I may not have much to go on here, but it sounds very promising indeed.
Alberto Veto – Through Her Teeth
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