sound as compelling as Doves front man
Jimi Goodwin, such as in the highlight track ‘Wouldn’t
Change A Thing’ that is as emotive and anthemic as ‘Pounding’ by
the aforementioned band. This second offering sees Haven
experimenting instrumentally with tingling organs and clattering
percussion help lift the songs up to the level of Gary’s
powerful and emotive vocals. This stops them being just another
middle of the road indie band, as they possess variety being
able to pull off feel good tracks like ‘Something Moved
Me’ as well as the slower more contemplative offerings
such as ‘Don’t Say A Word’.
Haven head out on a UK tour with Crackout
and have managed to build up quite a reputation for their
emotive and uplifting live shows being able to lift the spirits
of anyone, even England football fans! ‘All For A Reason’ is
certainly a step forward for them, something that many thought
they would struggle to achieve after producing such a promising
debut album.
Haven on tour this spring;
April
23rd Oxford Zodiac
24th Middlesborough Empire
25th Glasgow QMU
27th Liverpool Academy 2
28th Nottingham Rescue Rooms
29th Stoke Sugarmill
May
1st Sheffield Leadmill
2nd Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
3rd Bristol Fleece & Firkin
5th Norwich Waterfront
6th London Shepherds Bush Empire
7th Manchester MDH
www.haveninfo.com
David Adair
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