The evening of the second day of the Trinity Fringe Festival saw Killer Chloe playing a short set in the Hist Conversation Room. With the room’s tables and chairs pushed back to make a large stage area, and the small but enthusiastic crowd seated on couches lining the walls, the atmosphere was casual and relaxed. Occupying the makeshift stage were four guys, a guitar, a bass, a drumkit, four keyboards/synths and a mass of wires and amps. Despite a few minor technical issues and a delay in getting started, the event was largely successful overall.
With bouncy rhythms, prominent bass lines, and frantic vocals, the band’s performance captured a progressive feeling of being both mellow and energetic at the same time, while the heavy use of synths (the guitarist, bassist and vocalist all took their turns on the keys) prevented things from becoming monotonous. After 15/20 minutes of playing, the band were informed that they had to clear out immediately to make way for the next group who’d booked the room. This slight cutting-short of the set – presumably the result of the late start – was fairly disappointing, but caused no major upset to the relaxed audience. Overall Killer Chloe seemed well-received by all present, with their synth-heavy pop/rock sound being entertaining, if nothing groundbreaking.
