Live music listings: January 2007

Doors 7.30
£6 via WeGotTickets
£8 door

Having played storming sets at this year's Great Escape festival in Brighton and having shattered chandeliers throughout London's premier venues with Joana's explosive voice, Joana And The Wolf have captured the hearts of many a fan whilst still managing to scare the hell out of a few cowardly souls.
Jim Abbiss (Artic Monkeys, Editors producer) recorded Joana And The Wolf's debut single at The Chapel studios for Regal/Parlophone. Having witnessed first hand the band attack the senses of a packed Water Rats crowd, Jim and the band decided to record set opener 'Purple Nights', backed by the infectious 'November'. The result is a punk/pop triumph which recently won Steve Lamacq's Rebel Playlist radio vote, taking 85% of the vote in the process.

Be prepared for all your senses to be touched. East London’s Paloma Faith has returned to re-string nostalgic classicism with a bloody feather in a bow carved from the roots of wealthy influences like Billie Holiday, Erykah Badu, Wong Kar Wai, and David Lynch.
Again she brings to us her unique style of relentlessly boundary breaking theatrical song containing allusions to jazz, soul and '50s/'60s rock, all from a contemporary stance. Live shows are never one-dimensional as she draws from performance art, cinema and music taking us willingly through a new experience branded ‘existentialist soul’.
Paloma is accompanied by her band aptly titled The Unfaithful, a mixed bunch of eye candy and musical genius. Together with their help she has a few new tricks up her sleeve, not to mention a collection of new songs, destined to guide you through an emotional landscape of drama, tragedy and introspection.
Imagine Blondie jamming with Can, New Order and The Sugarcubes, The Cocteau Twins and Slowdive adding the sonics, with Daft Punk and Quincy Jones at the controls of Paisley Parks mixing desk - the result might sound everything and nothing like Cicada.

With a series of critically acclaimed singles under its belt, one of the most talked about electronic bands in the UK is about to release its debut album. Utilising live instruments and old skool synths: Moogs, Junos, Jupiters and Linn drums as well as guitars, Cicada has a sound all of its own. The roll call above gives an indication of where their sound lies, but you wont currently find it on any musical map.

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