River Tiber - Drake Hotel (Feb 21/13)

It was perhaps an odd slot playing an opening set for a free (Rich Aucoin) show in a hotel restaurant but it didn't phase the local River Tiber. The set was successful in that it won over at least one new fan who had never even heard of them. My notes read 'ambient, rich bass, keys, dynamic drumming' where the last in the list was at least in part due to the integrated electronic drums. It's a little useless to liken a band to Radiohead, considering they are credited with pioneering a wide range of modern music from indie to electronica but it was in fact the vocals which also fell in line with Thom Yorke's. Despite the forward-thinking music some of the members were keeping it casual with backwards ball caps. Not an overly long set it was top quality and a great introduction to the River Tiber who have since followed it up with their equally compelling debut full-length. Keep your ears open and show this up and coming band some support for the 'I remember when's'.