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Adom
Roadhouse 13/5/03
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It's the musical equivalent of Bono getting a blow job off My Bloody Valentine"
Never let truth get in the way on a nice bit of hype, even is the remark is allegedly attributable to Terry Christian who is here tonight adding his support to the 4 piece known as Adom.
A nomadic background grounded in America, but with re-location to Manchester (they got sick of all that sunshine, fast cars and tanned women) means that reference points in the music are disparate.
Snippets of possible influences prick the conscious, but then a completely different image incongruously pops up - from U2 to Joy Division to electro funk. This means that each song from the forthcoming debut LP "Idiot Savant" (out on Storm Music) is decidedly different.
An effective mix of guitars tapes and the powerfully crisp vocals of Byre dominate the set, and as the first song opens up. Three video cameras suddenly appear from the shadows of the Roadhouse, as if they know something we should. In front man Conal Byre there's something for the large crowd to focus upon, as he drapes his frame from the mic stand, eyes tightly shut, seemingly enacting out each song with his own personal video, then at other times prowling the cramped stage with pent up energy.
With the topics their songs encapsulate - from porn stars to the end of the worlds, via the occasional love song - that must be some X rated showing.
A slick stage presence borne of extensive touring with the likes of the Raveonettes, means that they appear comforatble in front of the crowd, their eclectic sound being refined enough to swamp the Roadhouse.  With Byre away entertaining the crowd , Andy Freni (drums), Bert Genovese (Bass/Guitars), Chris Insley (Guitars/Bass) deliver a weird yet at times very effective collision of beats and noises that are topped off by Byre's crisp vocals
After showing a determination to get away from America and move to rain tainted Manchester to start a band, becoming a musical success should be easy for Adom
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