BRNLV Club feat Bishi @ Water Rats, London

6th April 2007

Brett Anderson @ Popstarz, Scala

30th March 2007
An acoustic set taking place in London's biggest gay indie club may not sound like the best idea. Especially if the core clientelle is too young to remember Suede. Add the fact that your album doesn't contain any fast paced anthems.

Brett Anderson didn't have anything to worry. Coming on stage in high spirits, he told the audience he guessed they wanted him to sing some songs. Starting with a song about sex from his debut solo album, he followed it with the single Love Is Dead. His loyal fanbase cheered, while others shouted for the Suede classic Trash. After requesting audience to stop being so rowdy and telling them to be quiet he continued his set with a Suede b-side The Living Dead followed by the Wild Ones. Not wanting to disappoint, he finished his set with an acoustic version of Trash. The audience demanded more. Not having planned what else to play, Brett decided to take requests.He dedicated Clowns, the b-side to Love is Dead, to a fan. An attempt to play Across the Universe was cut short with a "fuck it", and was followed by the intro of another album track Scorpio Rising. Hesitating on what the play next, he opted for another Suede classic to finish his set. An acoustic So Young with the chorus sang by the audience proved that those who had doubts about this night were wrong.

Setlist: Infinite Kiss, Love Is Dead, The Living Dead, Wild Ones, Trash, Clowns, So Young

Debut album Brett Anderson is out now.
Check out the official website for news and tour info.
See more photos at YouNeedtoSeeThese

Robyn @ Cargo, London

29th March 2007
Robyn has been around for over a decade now. She came into the music scene with Show Me Love. Even though her looks changed so little, her music took a turn into a more electro influenced pop. It is impossible to see that innocent Robyn singing sweet melodies in her latest single Konichiwa Bitches.

At her Cargo gig Robyn performed a selection of her singles. It is hard to say "hits" as with the exception of Do You Know What It Takes and Show Me Love, none of her material charted in the UK (or was released here). However as the night proved, she has a very loyal following who knew the words to all the songs she performed. Performance wise she was at top form. She taught everyone that 3 drumkits are better than 1 and that she doesn't have to change outfits or have big light shows to keep the crowd interested. She also showed everyone not only she can perform her own songs in excellence she can also pull off a Prince cover too.
Konichiwa Bitches' simplistic beats worked well live. The venue turned into a night club for the duration of With Every Heartbeat. She charmed the audience when she forgot the words to Handle Me and when she came back for a second encore - Be Mine (performed acoustic), everyone knew they were watching a future pop princess.

check out her official website and Myspace for details of upcoming performances
for more photos from the Cargo gig, check out YouNeedtoSeeThese
Check out the Handle Me performance on Fabulae's YouTube