Sadly – although we were invited – we were, in the end, unable to attend Liverpool Sound City this year. So to bring back the memories for those of you that did attend and to offer some compensation to people like ourselves and others who couldn’t, Directory of Liverpool is collecting together some of the best reviews and videos over the course of this week.
Maybe next year for us…
Paloma Faith Videos At Sound City 2010
Paloma Faith Sound City 2010 Reviews
Review: Paloma Faith at Liverpool Sound City by Dawn Collinson >>
IF EVER John Lewis get tired of the slogan ‘never knowingly undersold’, they might like to think about bequeathing it to Paloma Faith…
Because, unlike some who simply stand mic in hand and offer little beyond that, here’s a performer whose burlesque cabaret apprenticeship has clearly served her well.
LIVERPOOL SOUND CITY REVIEW: Paloma Faith at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
“THE show is over”, sings Paloma Faith. “The audience is walking out the room”.
It seems an odd choice for the opening song of her Liverpool Sound City gig at the Philharmonic Hall.
But, in the frankly bonkers world of this former magician’s assistant and burlesque performer, anything goes.
Truth & Beauty – Paloma Faith Live 19/05/2010-Liverpool Sound City
There are some musicians and artists whose work you admire, informed as it is by existential angst, a sense of righteous injustice, and a wish to set the world to rights. However you wouldn’t necessarily want to go out for a pint with them, if you know what I mean! Paloma Faith on the other hand would surely be the life and soul of any party, with her impish sense of humour, her eye for the dramatic gesture and a sense of style that makes haute couture look somewhat twee and ‘street’
Liverpool Sound City: Day One highlights
If it continues to corner at this speed I’m not sure we’ll survive intact as pulses across Liverpool were raised to outrageous levels.
To give you a flavour of what went down in these ears, we were treated to an opening salvo from Liverpool’s own Dire Wolfe who mixed outrageous time signatures and an aggression which made the foundations of the Masque tremble ..