Former Kid British vocalist Adio Marchant’s soulful, genre-melting songs sound delicate on record, but live they become sonic monsters
Back in 2009, it looked like Kid British might make it. The Manchester six-piece were a sort of kitchen-sink Rizzle Kicks who memorably sampled Madness on track Our House is Dadless, but the breakthrough never came. After going solo in 2012, vocalist Adio Marchant has been recording as Bipolar Sunshine, releasing an unhurried series of soulful, genre-melting EPs on his own imprint, Aesthetic.
Despite early patronage from Spotify and iTunes, two gimlet-eyed content providers who recognise Marchant’s crossover potential, it’s a slightly thin crowd in Glasgow. Undeterred, the charismatic singer convinces us to cram toward the stage, and within three songs he’s pressed almost everyone into service on backing vocals. A dreamy, pulsing digital fantasia with an appealingly ragged vocal hook, Deckchairs on the Moon is further enhanced by the participatory “ooo-wahs”.
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by Graeme Virtue via Electronic music | The Guardian
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