An Intimate Night tour with Grace Woodroofe, WIM & Emma Davis @ The Basement 2/4/11
April 13th 2011 12:41
The stage set up was reminiscent of a townhouse courtyard complete with paper lights, leaves, vines and astroturf which Emma Davis wanted to feel between her toes. Emma’s set was a beautiful piece of indie acoustic pop. Her sultry voice with a Missy Higgins feel delighted the eager audience. Being her hometown show, her friends did what only good friends can do-try and put her off during her performance! But like a professional she held steady for most part, playing songs off her debut album including lead single ‘Machine’. Emma also threw in a cover of Sugar Ray’s ‘Every Morning’ on the ukulele which reminded me of Amanda Palmer’s cover songs.
Next up was the amazing voice of Grace Woodroofe. The Ben Harper protege has an amazing old school Jazz voice it was impossible to not be drawn in. It’s powerful, it’s emotional, it’s soulful. Tracks like ‘Transformers’ and ‘I’ve Handled Myself Wrong’ were stand outs as tonight it was just Grace and her best friend on keys and violin. Apparently the rest of her band had to go back to Perth. However, one of her band members was hit by a car the day before, but he’s okay now. Yet I feel like her overall sound would be better with a full band behind her. The extra instrumentation would of added more substance around her melancholy tunes.
Headlining tonight was WIM. Their spacey, expansive sound energized The Basement. The vocalist, has an almost angelic voice that soared above the weaving guitar lines behind him. I loved the guitarists use of a violin bow to strum his guitar instead of the normal pick. Little nuances like that contributed to the open sound the band played within to create some truly Radiohead inspired songs that captivated the (slightly) inebriated crowd.
The end result was an enchanting evening at The Basement. The tour lived up to its name, with an intimate performance by the three acts in a cozy, comfortable show. All three acts are stars on the rise and is well worth checking them out on their remaining dates of the tour. Or at the very least, checking out their albums. It was like sharing a night with good friends.
Next up was the amazing voice of Grace Woodroofe. The Ben Harper protege has an amazing old school Jazz voice it was impossible to not be drawn in. It’s powerful, it’s emotional, it’s soulful. Tracks like ‘Transformers’ and ‘I’ve Handled Myself Wrong’ were stand outs as tonight it was just Grace and her best friend on keys and violin. Apparently the rest of her band had to go back to Perth. However, one of her band members was hit by a car the day before, but he’s okay now. Yet I feel like her overall sound would be better with a full band behind her. The extra instrumentation would of added more substance around her melancholy tunes.
Headlining tonight was WIM. Their spacey, expansive sound energized The Basement. The vocalist, has an almost angelic voice that soared above the weaving guitar lines behind him. I loved the guitarists use of a violin bow to strum his guitar instead of the normal pick. Little nuances like that contributed to the open sound the band played within to create some truly Radiohead inspired songs that captivated the (slightly) inebriated crowd.
The end result was an enchanting evening at The Basement. The tour lived up to its name, with an intimate performance by the three acts in a cozy, comfortable show. All three acts are stars on the rise and is well worth checking them out on their remaining dates of the tour. Or at the very least, checking out their albums. It was like sharing a night with good friends.
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