JUST a short while after her touring duties with Bombay Bicycle Club saw her perform to a sell-out crowd at the Barbican, Lucy Rose was back in York for the second night of her first major solo UK tour.
She is confident enough to start tonight with, perhaps, her best known song The Middle Of The Bed and a quiet assuredness accompanies the following set of both new and established material.
The Duchess makes for a suitably intimate venue for her soft confessional vocals and the large crowd respond with a respectful hush when Lucy dispenses with her backing band and plays with minimal accompaniment to her accoustic guitar.
Recent singles Scar and Red Face are warmly received and Lines is a stand-out new track.
So much has already been written about Lucy Rose it is hard to believe that she is still some months off releasing her first album. She has been feted as the next big breakout female singer songwriter by everyone from BBC 6Music to Vogue Magazine.
Her extensive touring and recording with Bombay Bicycle Club has introduced her to a wide audience, and it is hard to imagine tracks of theirs such as Flaws without her distinctive contribution. But the potentially difficult job of breaking free and becoming known for her own material would appear to have been achieved with ease.
She has also found the additional inspiration to come up with her own blend of tea, available to buy at her shows – two parts traditional breakfast to one Earl Grey.
Steven Parker
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