Priestess, you dance?
I sit rubbing my hands together and blowing into them; it's so bloody freezing in rainy, gloomy Manchester today. The tram comes slowly but surely into sight ready to take me back to the even gloomier Eccles. But I have a reason to not let the weather drown me with gloom, for tonight I am going to watch a band I discovered almost one year earlier thanks to my Spanish friend Toni who is an expert on all things musical-related.
This London five-piece have been together for several years but it's apparent to me that this last year, they're slowly but surely clawing their way into the music business with their unique and diverse sound.
Their album, The Witch, released in April this year caught the attention of many, including Depeche Mode, with whom they later went on to tour alongside as part of the 80's electronic rock trio European tour.
I make my way back home, deciding to colour my hair my usual multicoloured, unicorn style for fun. Two hours later I am ready, after spending about an hour trying to cover up this winter acne skin (due to the lack of sunshine in the UK I believe).
I make my way to my friend Chanelle's house in Chorlton and we pre drink and Uber it over to one of Manchester's many music venues, Gorilla.
Tickets are a very good price on the door, only 12 pounds. Unfortunately, due to dancing around Chanelle's living room a bit too much beforehand we have already missed the warmup act.
Excited to see one of my favourite bands we clutch our beers in plastic cups and make our way a little bit closer to the front of the venue.
The band appear on the stage in smoke, just like that, and open with "Dragonfly" a new hit that appeared on their LP, "The Witch".
Isabel, the singer, is wearing a simple white crop top with a red maxi skirt that shows off her toned torso as she swishes about the stage.
The band have this effortlessly cool vibe about them that I crave to have and as Isabel sings the words "The more you give, the more you have to lose" I get the shivers because the words hit home for me.
The band plunge smoothly into "Honey" next and Chanelle and I are dancing away.
The Witch is another favourite song of mine and I find myself once more engaging with the lyrics and switching off just letting myself sing along with Isabel and the crowd.
The guys in front of us love "Lions Den" as they scream the words out, and its so nice for me to see this band that once played in the small but quirky venue of Soup Kitchen in Manchester's Northern Quarter earlier this year playing to a larger crowd in a bigger venue.
They play "Red" and I am swishing around too, imitating Isabel, and in my element, until finally the song that made me fall in love with this band in the first place, "Priestess". The baseline and vocals hit my ears first.
Chanelle tells me that she loves this song because "it's like for everyone, we're all priestesses."
Everything ties in beautifully, the trumpet, the keyboard, the guitar, the vocals, the drums, the lyrics. It's the song that make you realise, this is THE band and they have a big future ahead of them.
We are a little disappointed they don't play "Cecile", however because we saw them already this year playing it it's ok for us.
They finish the set with "Snake" which has a psychedelic vibe mixed in with a bit of an eastern theme (to my ears anyway) and I am dancing around like a cobra coming out of the basket.
We head off in the usual direction of another bar continuing singing "Priestess" and dancing down the road to end our night in our regular haunt, Fab Café.
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This London five-piece have been together for several years but it's apparent to me that this last year, they're slowly but surely clawing their way into the music business with their unique and diverse sound.
Their album, The Witch, released in April this year caught the attention of many, including Depeche Mode, with whom they later went on to tour alongside as part of the 80's electronic rock trio European tour.
I make my way back home, deciding to colour my hair my usual multicoloured, unicorn style for fun. Two hours later I am ready, after spending about an hour trying to cover up this winter acne skin (due to the lack of sunshine in the UK I believe).
I make my way to my friend Chanelle's house in Chorlton and we pre drink and Uber it over to one of Manchester's many music venues, Gorilla.
Tickets are a very good price on the door, only 12 pounds. Unfortunately, due to dancing around Chanelle's living room a bit too much beforehand we have already missed the warmup act.
Excited to see one of my favourite bands we clutch our beers in plastic cups and make our way a little bit closer to the front of the venue.
The band appear on the stage in smoke, just like that, and open with "Dragonfly" a new hit that appeared on their LP, "The Witch".
Isabel, the singer, is wearing a simple white crop top with a red maxi skirt that shows off her toned torso as she swishes about the stage.
The band have this effortlessly cool vibe about them that I crave to have and as Isabel sings the words "The more you give, the more you have to lose" I get the shivers because the words hit home for me.
The band plunge smoothly into "Honey" next and Chanelle and I are dancing away.
The Witch is another favourite song of mine and I find myself once more engaging with the lyrics and switching off just letting myself sing along with Isabel and the crowd.
The guys in front of us love "Lions Den" as they scream the words out, and its so nice for me to see this band that once played in the small but quirky venue of Soup Kitchen in Manchester's Northern Quarter earlier this year playing to a larger crowd in a bigger venue.
They play "Red" and I am swishing around too, imitating Isabel, and in my element, until finally the song that made me fall in love with this band in the first place, "Priestess". The baseline and vocals hit my ears first.
Chanelle tells me that she loves this song because "it's like for everyone, we're all priestesses."
Everything ties in beautifully, the trumpet, the keyboard, the guitar, the vocals, the drums, the lyrics. It's the song that make you realise, this is THE band and they have a big future ahead of them.
We are a little disappointed they don't play "Cecile", however because we saw them already this year playing it it's ok for us.
They finish the set with "Snake" which has a psychedelic vibe mixed in with a bit of an eastern theme (to my ears anyway) and I am dancing around like a cobra coming out of the basket.
We head off in the usual direction of another bar continuing singing "Priestess" and dancing down the road to end our night in our regular haunt, Fab Café.
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