Afflecks Palace supporting Razorlight in London, May 2023 (Adam Hampton-Matthews for Live4ever)
Afflecks Palace supported Razorlight’s April/May UK tour.
Afflecks Palace were in live in London on May 12th after last month’s release of their The Only Light In This Tunnel Is The Oncoming Train album – one summed up by Live4ever as, ‘a welcome slither of summer in a dank spring‘:
“Perpetually restless throughout, he’s snarling on the former while spindly and dexterous on the likes of Dancing Is Not A Crime. The opening track on the album, it bounces into view with a snappy melody and – although it takes an age to get to the chorus – its infectious sun-kissed swirl arrives like sunshine on a grey day.”
Singer (and producer) J Fender also flexes his muscles in both areas, although he gallantly allows his vocals to become very nearly consumed on the muscular sounds of Ghosts On The Underground, once again enabling Stapleton to channel what is presumably a John Squire fantasy.
“Meanwhile, on the snappy and boisterous Holiday there is a real sincerity and tenderness in his vocals, while on standout track Wide Eyes On The Night Bus there’s the dichotomy of a chorus riddled with profanities against a beautiful melody.”