Pro Vita @ Frankie’s, 31st Jul

“Pro Vita are a band I’ve been waiting to see for a LONG time. It’s a Sunday night here at Frankie’s and they’re suffering from hangovers but damn if they don’t live up to every expectation their records promise. This is joy bottled and amplified, even if most of the songs are about getting dumped. The absurdly tall Connor Brooker – singer of Pro Vita and prolific songwriter in about a bazillion side-projects – is on roaring form, cute as a button, breaker of two strings, and purveyor of insane catchiness. While the band – tight as a gnat’s chuff and as happy as clams – power out the music, Connor batters us into paste with “Better Now” and “Neverland” and… oh, fuck it, every single track. Good times? This band.”