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Despite driving for three hours, getting stuck in traffic somewhere between London and Southampton and a few problems with the sound at the beginning of their set Exlovers definitely left an impression, and not one of the bad variety.
Sure there were problems in the beginning and sure it made it difficult to hear what they were singing but nobody ran away screaming. They were compelling to watch and whereas you might not have seen people bobbing their heads along to the music, you saw people flocked around the stage watching and listening avidly as the penultimate band of the night began to unfold.
It was a shame that in some places it was difficult to hear the voices of Laurel and Pete over the mixture of guitars, drum and bass, which weaved together, to make an intriguing fusion of alternative pop and rock that quickly won over the audience. Yet when their voices were audible the songs truly came to life adding meaning to the otherwise pointless performance of the instruments.
Unfortunately the problems with sound meant it was hard to tell which song was being played, so it came as a great relief when ‘New Year’s Day’ started halfway through their set, grabbing the attention of everyone who had crammed themselves into The Hamptons for the Oxjam festival that was taking place throughout the night.
It was a quietly confident performance from a band relatively new to the scene and it seemed that people didn’t stay out of pity for them but to satisfy their own curiosity and it wouldn’t be surprising if they keep going back for more.