Rule of three

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart @ Manning Bar

Doors swing late. Numbers appear lowish. Rainbow Chan opens. Voice as instrument. Lots of looping. Keyboard, glockenspiel, melodica. Bobbing marionette maestro. Pwns Cardigans' "Lovefool". Will go places. (Already rocked Iceland.) Geoffrey O'Connor next. Atypical three-piece. Guitar scientist look. Smooth rock poses. Ultra-polite commentary. '80s-esque atmospherics. Build and build. To beautiful axemanship. Unobstructed view goneski. Time to stand. For The Pains! It's all Kip. Frenzied strum attack. Peggy gradually blooms. Others mine rhythm. Everything's better live. Blissful audience we. Dancing fool dances. Feather earrings grins. Lyrics lovingly mouthed. Pizza store dedication. Token false finish. Then round 2. Unimproveable indie rock. Washes over me. Fountain of youth.