Camden, 16 May 2011: Instantly, the most noticeable feature of the packed out London show was the diversity of the crowd. The old, the young, the arty, the mainstream, the male and the female all present, the radio success of Noah And The Whale‘s last single ‘L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.’ was almost tangible in the faces of the band’s enraptured audience. The band began with an instrumental taken from the latest album, opening out into fan-favourite ‘Give A Little Love’ in what was the beginning of a brilliant show.

The performance was impressive as always, particularly the reworking of tracks from the first two records, something that seems to have became habitual during Noah And The Whale’s touring around new releases. Reinvigorated versions of well-loved past singles like ‘5 Years Time’ were met by ecstatic cheers, and it was exactly this kind of connection with the music that created such a great atmosphere at The Roundhouse on Monday.

Despite the grand size of the venue, Charlie and co still make you feel as if you’re sitting in their living room when they play. Last Night On Earth live is an altogether less emotional affair when compared with The First Days of Spring, but this relentlessly creative band are still as impressive as always in 2011. It’s refreshing to see an established band bothering to develop creatively at a time when most of the music industry is running scared of change in all its forms.

Noah And The Whale’s new single ‘Tonight’s The Kind Of Night’ was released on 16 May, with this show at The Roundhouse being both the band’s London tour date and the launch of the new single. The video is below.