Orlando Weeks live at London Heaven

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Orlando Weeks @ London Heaven (Adam Hampton-Matthews for Live4ever)

Orlando Weeks was in London on March 17th.

Orlando Weeks’ gig at Heaven wrapped up a run of UK dates for The Maccabees frontman in York, Liverpool, Glasgow, Manchester, Nottingham, Norwich, Bristol and Oxford after the release of his Hop Up solo album last year.

“For all its joys, parenthood is hard work and fatherhood has its own specific issues which, for various reasons, aren’t openly discussed,” our review reads.

“A Quickening worked because it spoke about those specific issues to a specific audience whilst offering insight to those who don’t experience them.”

In contrast, perhaps knowingly, Hop Up positively bristles with joy. Look Who’s Talking Now (his kid, in case you weren’t sure) burns brightly, the soft-rock synths supporting a splendid melody, with extra points earned for including ‘bless my soul’ as a lyric.

“The wobbly High Kicking (‘I kick on the conga line, I fit both your hands in mine’) features softly-licked strings and guitars, as well as a guest appearance from Willie J Healey on backing vocals, adding to the cloying positivity.”