LIVE: Fenne Lily – The Islington, London 31.01.18

Fenne Lily‘s understated, soft, yet seething lyrics captivated her sold out crowd at The Islington on Wednesday night, and we were impressed by her tentative voice and startling self-awareness. Whilst persistent sound issues kept taking listeners out of the moment, Fenne Lily managed to bring them back into it with a combination of perfect vocals and self-deprecating humour.

Whilst her songs often ring with sadness and pain, her not-so-PG stories – including one about a guy who ruined Back To The Future for her by asking for a blow job – make her live performances a real joy to witness.

Accompanied by her bassist and drummer for the majority of her set, she effortlessly performed singles ‘What’s Good’, ‘Bud’ and ‘On Hold’ as well as delivering a poignant solo rendition of track ‘Brother’. She performed the tear-inducing ‘Three Oh Nine’ in her trademark modest, stunning style and even in her sleep-deprived state – she’d spent almost a solid 24 hours hand-painting tote bags for the merch stand – she’s a beguiling, beautiful performer.

We recommend you catch her now, before she inevitably becomes uncatchable.

Support came from Oxford group Be Good, who won the crowd over with their indie-pop sounds and hap-hazard charm.

Fenne Lily’s debut album On Hold will be released on 6th April. Pre-order it here.

Kate Crudgington
@KCBobCut

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Track Of The Day: La Lune – ‘He Breathes Colour When I Feel So Grey’

Let the sweeping electronic soundscapes of Brighton-based song-writer La Lune melt your ears this Saturday. The elusive 19 year old has shared her debut EP Bliss with us recently, and we’ve been playing the opening track ‘He Breathes Colour When I Feel So Grey’ on repeat.

Inspired by the likes of The Japanese House, Lorde, James Blake & Bon Iver, La Lune has been creating her own music for just over a year. Her understated, gentle, cleanly produced sounds are a soothing balm for ears conditioned to the sound of chaos and we can’t wait to hear more from this exciting newcomer.

Listen to ‘He Breathes Colour When I Feel So Grey’ below, and follow La Lune on Facebook & Spotify for more music updates.

Kate Crudgington
@KCBobCut

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LISTEN: DIDI – ‘Fast And Furious’

Following GIHE favourites ‘Sorry’ and ‘Back Off’, ‘Fast And Furious’ is the fourth single from DIDI, aka producer Lauren Deakin Davies. Having received acclaim from the likes of BBC 6Music and Amazing Radio, DIDI has only been writing her own music since March last year, but is already making plenty of waves! 

Having wowed us with her sparkling, uptempo pop-punk live at one of our nights at The Finsbury last year, DIDI is an accomplished songwriter and producer, who showcases her impressive vocal range with this new offering. With its twinkling alt-pop melodies and soaring, emotion-strewn splendour, ‘Fast And Furious’ is an utterly infectious sonic delight.

Find out more about DIDI and her new single in this exclusive video:

And listen to the brand new single here:

 

‘Fast and Furious’ is being self released on 9th February. And catch DIDI live headlining The Finsbury in London on 6th February for Zoe Konez͛’s ‘Stop Look Listen’ event, and with her full band at The Workshop in Shoreditch on 15th March.

 

Mari Lane
@marimindles

 

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Track Of The Day: Susanna – ‘Perfect Day’

Norwegian artist Susanna has shared a beautiful interpretation of Lou Reed’s ‘Perfect Day’. It’s the third track to be shared from Go Dig My Grave, Susanna’s 12th album; a project between Susanna, Swiss baroque harp player Giovanna Pessi, accordion player Ida Hidle and fiddle player/folk singer Tuva Syvertsen. The quartet has reworked ten songs from seemingly disparate worlds of old English ballads, traditional American folk music, poetry, and interpretations of modern classics such as ‘Perfect Day’.

Susanna’s version is slow and ethereal, cutting to the emotional core of the song. It starts off like the soundtrack to a fairytale, with just her voice and the harp strings. As the song progresses, there is slight discord under the beauty, slowly introduced by the instruments. This expresses the alternative reality in the song; the sadness in the vagaries of life – “I thought I was someone new; someone good.” The evocative instrumentation behind Susanna’s voice artfully lifts and seduces, leading us to the moment of reflection in the finale, “You’re going to reap just what you sow.”

With an accompanying video depicting a Perfect Day between a couple on a winter’s day in Oslo before Christmas, this is the perfect song and video for a perfect moment in time, allowing us to pause and enjoy the people in our lives while they are still here with us. Lou Reed would approve of this haunting version of his eternal song.

Go Dig My Grave is out 9th February via SusannaSonata.

Fi Ni Aicead
@gotnomoniker

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