| Troyka – 4 Star Observer Music Monthly Review
“On the strength of their powerful live shows, Troyka are widely tipped to create the kind of interest that Acoustic Ladyland and Polar Bear made when they first arrived on the London scene”.
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- Stuart Nicholson / The Observer, Sunday 14 June 2009
On the strength of their powerful live shows, Troyka are widely tipped to create the kind of interest that Acoustic Ladyland and Polar Bear made when they first arrived on the London scene. With Kit Downes on Hammond, Chris Montague on guitar and Joshua Blackmore on drums, they create their own steamy micro-climate, where rock, dance and jazz are compressed into high-energy anthems such as Born in the 80s.
You’ll hear more from this band, particularly Downes, who is an exceptional talent. Maybe he will take a leaf out of the late Esbjörn Svensson’s book. Before the Swedish pianist’s tragic death last year, his concerts had echoes of Beatlemania, complete with screaming teenage girls. But then he didn’t call his music jazz.
