Cate le Bon kicks off proceeding tonight. a lovely lady, great voice, great songs and a second album surely just around the corner??? Purely on eclectic guitar with an attentive audience, this was a very nice opening set. 

St.Vincent, with band (and added Cate le Bon) were visually spectacular and engagingly original from the off, (being part of part of Sufjan Stevens' touring band, certainly has had an influence) with Annie able to draw your attention like a magnet.  

A well drilled and extremely tight musical unit delivers a seventeen song set drawn across Annie’s three albums to date. Electric energy abounds on stage. You get the impression that Annie certainly seeks perfection from those around her (even the sound guy!) but sadly the energy is not replicated by an almost reverential seated audience, who I guess at the end of the day, are just awe struck.

 

Mark Stewart popped up to sing along to the Pop Group’s ‘ She Is Beyond Good and Evil’ which left Annie seemingly awe struck herself and tempted to veer left and play the rest of the Y album!

 

This was a tremendous show and demonstrated yet again what a unique talent Annie Clark is.

 

 Pete

 

Set

1.Surgeon  

2.Cheerleader   

3.Save Me From What I Want  

4.Actor Out of Work  

5.Chloe in the Afternoon

6.Dilettante  

7.Cruel   

8.Just The Same But Brand New  

9.Champagne Year  

10.Neutered Fruit  

11.Strange Mercy  

12.She Is Beyond Good and Evil ( Mark Stewart Pop Group)

13.Northern Lights

14.Year of the Tiger  

15.Marrow   

 

Encore:

16.The Party

17.Your Lips Are Red