Joyce - Live
[Warrington WA1 Bar]

A dual keyboard approach immediately raises the intrigue levels and singer/keyboardist, James does the same through catchy, feel-good pop pearl ‘Baa Baa’. Straight away his snappy, clear vocals and ebullient manner draws the crowd into hand-clapping and cheeky “Baa Baas” of their own, bringing life and enthusiasm to the fore. A theatrical soul edge to James’ vocals and the rustling percussion of John, the key instrumental controller throughout ‘Bridge’, starts embellish Joyce’s show.

‘School Boy Error’, bears out an acoustic proficiency that is getting more and more important these days, with an increasing number bands getting in touch with their acoustic side. Especially as the toning down of their instrumental flamboyancy allows Joyce to expand vocally and the tri vocal attack gives their indie/electro/pop moulding gun another bullet. That and their ability to involve everyone present in the live show which oozes warmth and achieves a feel good factor should be enough to draw label interest. It worked for Mika didn’t it?