If you’ve never been to Studio Warehouse then it might as well be in deepest Marrakesh. Near the Clyde, beside a ship, along a never ending street and under some railway arches is this gem of a venue, a centre for performance arts. It might appear unconventional but there’s a real atmosphere in the room and a wonderful setting for any band. After a flurry of confused text messages and people lost in taxis, a respectable crowd forms and Paper Planes take to the stage.
T in the Park is a week away and Paper Planes are warming up for their slot on the T Break stage. With the stars and stripes pinned to her jacket, New Jersey native Jen Paley brings her usual confidence and cool to the microphone and the Planes headline a night loosely in recognition of Independence Day.
The band have been gigging incessantly and there’s a growing momentum which flavours the performance. In stark contrast to that which preceded them, the Planes have an impeccable sense of the subtleties and nuances required to make songs work. You can throw as many gimmicks and unnecessary theatrics at something as you want, but ‘Permanent Marker’, two minutes, a blast of noise and a chorus you can shout at, is perfect because of it’s poise. Tunes speak for themselves. ‘The Sway’ doesn’t need dressing up and ‘Disconnected, I Know’ wouldn’t be improved upon by some on stage antics. Gimmicks merely show a lack of talent and confidence and it’s those latter aspects that the Planes have in abundance. The Scotsman have prominently listed them as ones to watch at T in the Park next week and on tonight’s evidence you’d be mad to miss them.
Pics: Alastair Mitchell
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