The Neighbourhood, Wed 13 Mar 2013, Club de Ville, SXSW 2013

The band may style themselves like the Gaslight Anthem, but they sound nothing like them. Having heard the band, but not seen them pictured, we were surprised they didn't have a girl in the line up.

The crowd were very excited to see them, though it thinned out and cooled a bit in the face of the constant mid- and between-song instructions to the mixing desk which disrupted the flow of the set. It was a real distraction for the audience and, whatever problems the band were dealing with, it seemed unprofessional and impolite to saddle the audience with them.

The singer had a really great stage presence and appealing manner, which won them through despite the mixing moaning.

Their 90s trip hop and rap influenced pop was enjoyable on a warm evening, and the people in the audience who stayed enjoyed the shoe, especially a strong closing Sweater Weather.