ON Friday night South London- based Rosie Lowe, performed at Manchester’s Soup Kitchen for the first time. Quays News entertainment reporter Louisa McRobb went along…
Supporting act Faitala, a Manchester and Auckland based three-piece, are an indie/dance based band. Their music creates a good atmosphere.
The keyboard player (EV Houlton) gives an electric style to their tracks. The tune played isn’t too dissimilar to a video game, which is slightly unusual and intriguing; their song ‘Beasts’ is a good example of this.
The contrast between the keyboard and the lead singers (David Faitala) unique voice, which is far more indie pop and quite similar to Chris Martins, makes their music stand out. It is an acquired taste, but extraordinary nonetheless.
Lowe is one of the freshest; understated acts that I have seen. She has a sound that is almost entirely driven by new technologies and experimentation.
Her voice fills the small underground venue; it is completely the same if not better in person. She sings meaningfully, which captivates the audience.
She is very talented, as well as singing she impressively works on the decks. Even though there is a lot going on in her music, her voice still stands out.
She isn’t as personable with the audience as she could be. In response to a fan asking whether she’s happy with the album she claims, “of course I’m happy with it” and moves quickly onto the next track. However this could be down to timing and her signature vocals seem to be enough for people to appreciate her without having to be conversational. The favourites seemed to be ‘Women’ and ‘Who’s that Girl’.
Her songs have an intimate element to them, which make her tracks quite similar. At the age of 24 I think that she has a big career ahead of her. Her music is very different with R&B nuances.
Her new album ‘Control’ came out February 19 , to her it is “A dream come true”. You can find the album on Spotify so I’d recommend having a listen if you are into R&B/ contemporary electronic music, or just fancy a change, as it very different to a lot of music out at the moment.
By Louisa McRobb
@louisa_mcrobb
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