Lucy Rose - Live

DEADLINE REPORTER CHARLOTTE CHECKS OUT BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB COLLABORATOR AND ACOUSTIC SOUL STAR LUCY ROSE

Lucy Rose played a stunning performance at the Rough Trade East Store with one of thier instore gigs situated in Brick Lane.

Having never heard any of her music before I was curious to hear what she was like and I was thoroughly impressed. She's performed with Jack Steadman and she is the female vocals in Bombay Bicycle Club in the albums Flaw and A Different Kind of Fix! Steadily on the rise to fame she's one to watch. She's produced all of her own music, completely independently of any record label despite having the contacts to perhaps be able to.

Her voice itself quite unique, almost a blend of Regina Spektor with a hint of Laura Marling, lined with the clean, innocent sounding edge of the genre's best. The store was full to the brim, with many people being rejected from the store due to overcrowding, overflowing with cheering spectators.

While it may have felt cut short (a sadly short thirty minutes) the inclusion of favourites such as Nightbus and Gamble, which she admitted she rarely ever playes due to the song being so depressing, made sure the time wasn't wasted. And of course, her new single Scar. The backing band added a bit of extra weight, dramatising the music a lot more although at points it drowned her voice out which was a shame.

Lucy Rose has herself admitted in an interview that she has stage fright and this was quite apparent when she adressed the crowd in a wavering voice, looking somewhat unsure of what to say and where to look. This only adds to her charm. Once the music had started, the fright was almost forgotten not only did she get lost in the music; the crowd did too. In an almost dreamlike stance of beautiful melodies.

Words & Photos by Charlotte Stebbing-Boulet