(As published for Bournemouth Daily Echo)
NEVER before have I been invited to a gig that serves free roast potatoes, but then Looking Through Glass are no ordinary band.
The indie quintet is local to the area, and comprises a husband and wife, a brother and two family friends.
Looking
at the five-piece, you'd be forgiven for drawing upon similarities with
Liverpool's The Zutons - Kellee Mein being Looking Through Glass's very
own Abi Harding.
The band kicked off the evening with In Between
The Routine, before moving on to a fantastic and unique cover of Marvin
Gaye's I Heard It Through The Grapevine.
They then went on to perform crowd favourite Rosemary, prior to being invited for an encore of She's My Co-Pilot.
I
personally feel that although superb to listen to in any environment,
their music would sit nicely in an open-air/festival setting alongside
the likes of The Thrills and The Coral, and judging from the reception
they obtained on Sunday night, that vision may not be too far away from
becoming a reality for the group.
Although at present unsigned,
a Hastings-based record label has already stated its interest in the
band and they regularly play at The Gander in Bournemouth.
Catch Looking Through Glass at their next gig taking place at Sixty Million Postcards on June 23.
Allana Cutter