Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Penny Lane is a place with very obvious links to Liverpool music and as The Dovedale Social celebrates its first birthday, that bond is being kept alive and well.

The band chosen to headline the night, Liverpool’s own Married to the Sea, were a perfect choice for the event. Their brand of radio friendly, indie-pop fits nicely into the relaxed environment The Dovedale emanates. Whilst they may not necessarily be the “rowdy” act which they describe themselves as, what they do they do very well. The members swap instruments at various points throughout the set, front-man Sam cracks jokes and all in all a very relaxed, enjoyable atmosphere filters from the stage down into the audience, who tonight are very decent in number.