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So I went to see good old Dev Hynes the other night, Lightspeed Champion to those less in the know...

Lightspeed Champion – Bodega – Monday 3rd May

Tonight’s gig was a showcase for ‘Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You’, Lightspeed’s latest album. His performance was relaxed and fun whilst still being seamlessly precise despite the rough and ready approach taken by his technicians; even after he broke a guitar string on his first note, he continued to scurry around the fret board like ants after jam. There was quite a mix of fans in the crowd, ranging from the young keen-beans practically sat in Lightspeed’s lap to the middle-aged balding bloke at the back singing along to every word with his eyes shut. Lightspeed seems to have found himself with this new record, he’s letting his amazing guitar solos and personal charm do the talking as opposed to him just being ‘cool.’ This change gives him a much better chance of attracting fans other than those who tick the box ‘pretentious’, and they will undoubtedly stay with him because of it.

Rx