Patti Plinko and Her Boy
Patti Plinko and Her Boy
Patti Plinko
Upstairs at Three and Ten, Kemptown, Brighton. www.otherplaceproductions.co.uk
Friday 13th February 2009.
A year ago (almost literally bar a week) saw Ms Patti Plinko kick off her sesh by being untied from her lace blindfold to perform a sultry, sexy set. This time around there’s no blindfold (don’t worry, Her Boy still wears a gas mask) and a lot more talking in between songs of the whys and hows, which is a good thing because it then all starts to make sweet sublime sense.
The songs are the same deliciously dark ditties with tongue-in-cheek lyrics about death, murders and sex, all wickedly crooned in a honey-esque tone.
Patti Plinko still pours herself whiskey but this time less often and with more haste. Maybe because she has more songs to sing a year later or maybe because she and Her Boy share lots more giggles and banter with each other and to us, the grateful audience.
Ukueles are strummed, Piaf style notes are rasped and the two still deliver a memorable, unique performance everyone listening will remember forever more. And that’s really not an exaggeration. This gal’s vocal chords have been compared to Marilyn Monroe, Regina Spektor, Bessie Smith, and Jaqued Brel so there! Oh and Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls didn’t describe Patti as ‘like a mad fucking Doris Day meets PJ Harvey’ for nothing.
The only teeny criticism to be given which, yes is a personal view but hey, this is a review not a press release, is that there was a tad too much ‘mad’ theatrical eye rolling and raspy screams for moi and my pal. For us, the dramatic lyrics spoke for themselves and the constant scream-like noises just detracted from a fab, original voice we just wanted to hear more of.
Welcome to the surreal, black comical world of Dada Noir a la Patti Plinko. You’ll so be back for more!
See www.myspace.com/pattiplinkoandherboy
Album out now!
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