It’s a dark time in Loughborough when Room 1 at the Students Union is only around 40 people full for a gig that is only £5.50 and a band that are sure to make the big time within the next year. Official Secrets Act played Loughborough on the 28th and as they walked out onto the stage you couldn’t help but notice a sense of disappointment on their face. The night before they had played a sold out London gig with The Rakes at The Lexington and now, here they were playing to forty people.The Daves started the night off with their raw cockney Britpop music but the songs sounded rather similar to each other and the set seemed never-ending with much of the audience fading from the immediate area around the stage half way through their set. The mood was instantly changed as soon as The Rugged Soundsystem stepped on though, sounding like a mix of the Flobots and Isaac Hayes, the band really created a party environment with everyone on their feet moving to the groove.
Official Secrets Act finally walk on at 11.15pm sporting glitter stripes on their faces and giving a fantastic opening song really proving their status as one of the bands to watch this year. During their 45 minute set, they previewed songs from their upcoming album ‘Understanding Electricity’ and throwing in their brilliant singles ‘So Tomorrow’ and ‘The Girl From The BBC’, which show their excellent lyrical capacity and show lead singer Tom’s amazingly quirky vocals. Everything about the gig was brilliant, other than the audience members and without the right amount of audience members you cannot create enough atmosphere. I just hope that next time Official Secrets Act come round, more people take the time out to go check them out, they’re very much worth it!
Their Album ‘Understanding Electricity’ is out now and for tour dates go to their myspace!
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