I'm From Barcelona
Live @ ULU, London, 01/24/07
They were much better than when I saw them last year at the Emmaboda Festival in Sweden, that's something I can't lie about. But even though I love their recorded music, I just can't stand them and their hippie ways of conducting a live concert. It's like a constant cringeworthy moment to observe them slaughter their songs on stage. Their stage show makes me feel like crawling into my backpack and chewing my ears off. I seem to be in a minority though, most people tonight at ULU were happily singing along and going "mental" when confetti and other horrible antics were unleashed upon them. I don't mind the odd bit of crowd participation, and I'm definitely against any Sonic Youth-like snobbery were bands might as well play in another room, but in my humble opinion, I'm From Barcelona are just taking it too far, and it makes me sick, sick to the bone!
- Simon Tagestam