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The band played their final shows of their short American tour in Seattle, March 28, 2004. Surprisingly, the Sunday in-store performance at Easy Streets Records and the show at Crocodile Caf were not heavily attended. Not many Americans have heard of their tremendous sound. They played with tour mates Calla and Run Run Run in Los Angeles at the Troubador, but even that show did not sell out. They looked extremely weary and a bit hung over. Bassist Didz Hammond celebrated his birthday with a fizzle of a finale. Singer Ben Gautrey mused about being in a state of shock to be playing in the very town that many of his rock idols call their stomping grounds.

The shows were outstanding. These boys know how to play their instruments well. Guitarists Dan Fisher, Tom Bellamy and Didz exchanged guitars, bass guitars and effects programming as well as screaming vocals along with Ben. Keyboardist Kieran Mahon and drummer Jon Harper skillfully filled out the sound. They flailed around the stage, or stared at the ceilings like blitzed cows, maybe dreaming about being back at the band farm. It is surprising to read that they live in the English countryside at an old pig farm, dressed like fashionistas with pompous hairstyles and still wearing their coveted all-access wristbands from the Troubadour show, five nights earlier in the week. I learned the songs on the Kick Up the Fire CD quickly and enjoyed hearing them sound more powerful and full live, but it was the songs from See Through This and Leave that had the rest of the crowd braying along.

The bandmates did not follow through with our interview but I wasnt terribly disappointed. I am a new fan of their music because the lyrics and musicianship impresses me. I can do without the conceited egotism and cold attitudes. It is all about the music and I would rather not be let down or turned off to The Cooper Temple Clause because they act like jerks or cant answer questions without unintelligent sarcasm. I look forward to another tour to the US in the future and you all should search out either album if you are a fan of rock and electronica hybrids.

More info on The Cooper Temple Clause can be found at www.coopertempleclause.co.uk and some great reviews of the American tour shows at www.roomian.com .