This band failed to disappoint the eagerly awaiting crowd last weekend at The Social. With a great turn out in this small venue their performance was slick yet unpredictable at the same time. Controlled chaos. Front man Davy McManus ripped his way through favourite from the first album “White Russian Galaxy”, a real crowd pleaser, and performed with such assurance and passion. This guy knows how to present the front-man image and he does it really well. Another thing I noticed about the set they performed, consisting of a selection of the best tracks on up and coming download-only album “Secrets of the Witching Hour” was that their music has diversity about it. This meaning that not all of their songs sound the same, which is what I tend to find with more commercial bands living up to expectations, like The Kaiser Chiefs and the like. Therefore, why is this band not performing to larger, more compelling venues across the UK? With their current set up, their honesty and enthusiasm for their work and their true performance quality, I am astounded that these have not broken out sooner. Davy tore his way through “Lottery Winners On” – one of their better-known tracks from the first album, and brought the house down in style. What The Crimea need are a few more television and radio appearances then I imagine that you would be more than slightly intrigued at what other material this clever tribe of talent have to showcase. | 
