I went to see a band called Richmond Fontaine on Wednesday night at the New Roscoe. The Roscoe has a real sense of character with metal pots hanging from the ceiling and a bar straight out of the 50's. it also has one of the best sound systems - which is often lacking in other more 'hip' venues. It's one of Leeds' forgotten gems and because of this they usually only put on cover bands to get the punters in, which of course is a shame, but when a band like Richmond Fontaine come along it's one of the cities best venues.
Fontaine are from Portland in the States and they play country music with little dashes of post rock thrown in – though I don’t think they realise themselves that they stray into that sort of territory. It's the second time i've seen the band at the Roscoe and they seem to get better with every album. The new album 13 Cities is currently on repeated circulation in chez Hann.
Anyway in summary, they're bloody superb. Their music gives an insight into the different lives and surroundings of living in shit American towns and cities. The lyrical imagery is brilliant.
www.myspace.com/richmondfontaine
Tim.
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