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Shed Seven review – enduring Britpoppers are still going for gold
Despite scoring two No 1 albums this year, the band remain charmingly self-effacing on this 30th anniversary tour
“The Beatles, the Jam, Queen … and Blue.” Chuckles all round, but Witter’s self-effacing quip recognises that his band’s enduring outsider status has made them tremendously relatable. There are computerised visuals, additional musicians, occasional orchestrations and guest appearances from Happy Mondays’ singer Rowetta and (on video screen) the Libertines’ Peter Doherty, for lovely misfit anthem Throwaways. There are seven songs from A Matter of Time – the fizzy Talk of the Town and wistful Let’s Go Dancing nestle more than comfortably alongside Going for Gold, Ocean Pie, et al.
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