Live Reviews
A Sea of Gold and Burgundy Live in St. Catharines
- by Dan
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I wish I had video from last night at the Merchant Alehouse.
If I did, I would just post a video of a song, focusing on Jenny and watching her -- then you would understand the power, beauty and addictiveness of their songs.
I wish just once I had the inhibitions to experience that. But the next best thing is watching someone else do it. When you feel a connection so close to a band that is the ultimate sign of respect a band could ever get.
Last night in what was a half-full room the infectious enthusiasm displayed by few was fed off by the band as a whole.
The band itself just now got a myspace (http://www.myspace.com/aseaofgoldandburgundy), so you can't go listen, but if they keep this up it won't be long before they are in your town. Perhaps their strongest asset is their versatility; they're just as strong on an poppy indie night as they are on a rock or a folk night. This attribute will bring them far if they choose to let it.
Yet it goes beyond that. Sea of Gold and Burgundy manage to come up with some of the most beautiful, and yet quitely intense harmonies of any band I have heard in recent memory. It's still a live recording but you can hear an example of this at times of "Where the Devil Sleeps".
You know a band is new when you don't even know what song is what, and I couldn't even buy a CD if I wanted one. But I know a band to watch when I hear one (or at least I like to think I do and this is one). Fans of local bands such as the Schomberg Fair, Rural Alberta Advantage, Sun Parlour Players, and the Bruce Peninsula are going to find pieces of Sea of Gold and Burgundy to build a foundation of love around. It's time to get started.