Live Reviews

Live Review - September '04, Porters Bar, Bath - (click for full review)
'...once they start playing, you’re convinced they could do no wrong. From the amazing vocals of crazy haired, hyper, bespectacled lead man Walter, conjuring up shades of Coldplay or Travis but undeniably with his own quirky edged originality, to the experimentation of the keyboardist playing his melodica with the mixed expression of a child playing with a new toy and a slightly embarrassed smirk...'

Live Review - September '04, University of London Union, London
'...Hip Slinky are a four-piece possessing what can certainly be called individualism. From their curly afro’d frontman to their drummer’s costume (more of which later), they truly seem to tread their own furrow...'

Live Review - Ambient Picnic '04 - UnderdogZine
'Hip Slinky were a band I had been looking forward to seeing, and they didn’t disappoint; from their opening salvo of U2-with-balls quirkiness to the final chord of the set, which previewed tracks from their forthcoming debut album, they proved that they deserve much more recognition on the local scene than they get.'