Emmy the Great
Artist: Emmy the Great
Date: 20th February
Venue: Brudennel Social Club, Leeds
Rating: ****
Emmy the Great is another rising star heralded as “the next big thing”, so I was eager to see whether this London-based sensation lived up to the hype surrounding her. After listening to her recently released debut album, “First Love”, I set off to Leeds.
After some well-received support from Ex-Lovers, the crowd waited patiently for Emmy to take the stage, which she did in a typically understated fashion. Soon enough all eyes were on the stage as the opening lines of popular track “The Easter Parade” rang out.
Backed by a cacophony of musicians from a multitude of bands, Emma-Lee Moss made her way through her newest material, perhaps neglecting some fan-favourites such as “Canopies and Grapes”, which may have upset some, but the emotion evident in the performance and the uniqueness of her lyrics,both thought-provoking and seemingly ordinary, meant that even the new material was accepted with open ears and instantly adored. As well as her disarming charisma she interspersed the evening of her personal musical narratives, like a window into her soul, with friendly conversation, making this gig all the more intimate.
Once the band had left the stage, Emma-Lee returned, alone except for a guitar. She was greeted with an encouraging silence as she played “The Hypnotist’s Son”, a song with words so heartfelt, yet humorous, that anyone who had left would have quite possibly missed the highlight of the evening.
It was an excellent night from an aptly-named band – and with a lyricist who can only get better with experience and time.
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