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Olympia

Olympia
Belgrave Music Hall
03.04.19



The singer had an bold choice of outfit, reflecting her bold vocals. She was wearing a striking shiny blue mini skirt (which matched her guitar) and a luminous orange jumper. The guitarist was also in keeping with this attire.

The set started by her coming onto the stage by herself, singing extremely exposed with deep minimal rhythm played on guitar. It was very powerful and brave.

She had great eye contact whilst performing which was very engaging and involving for those close to the front. In the breaks she wasn't afraid to chat away and picked out individuals in the audience to converse with.

The singer had an incredible voice. She had so much control. It was gritty and then pingy and then husky and she could really project. 

Within each song they band wasn't scared of space within the tunes. This created strong contrast within different elements and was extremely impacting and gave her voice space to sore across the room when she chose to.

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