K I N G  C H A R L E S

I'm a firm believer that you should never judge a book by its cover, however any judgement you pass upon setting eyes on the enigmatic front man of King Charles is probably pretty accurate. 

Packed inside Sheffield's Plug King Charles' support act, Sasha Siem, warmed up the crowd with haunting folk-esque vocals. Funnily enough, cider in hand, I watched this lovely lady perform inches away from the frontman himself (although he was somewhat less easy to recognize without his bouffant hair and I'm not too sure why he wasn't wearing shoes...)

The band themselves kicked off their set with the effortlessly gorgeous, Carry Me Away. As the first chords were played I was suprised with such a slow slong to start, however Carry Me Away completely set the mood for the rest of the set. Well played, KC.


The band carried out a high-level performance, flitting between new poetic love songs and high-tempo LoveBlood classics. King Charles' accent seemed to compliment lyrics such as; 'with a guitar in my hands or a gun in my hand, I would give it all up for your hand in my hand' or 'the brightest lights cast the darkest shadows'.
I was particularly fond of Loose Change for The Boatman and the live performance of Bam Bam had so much energy. 


All in all, the gig was £12 well spent- plus, happily to meet fans after his set and shouting out to his previous support acts, King Charles actually seemed like a really sound guy. Aw. 


(apologies for the lack of original footage, my camera died at 30%, cheers Apple)

Splendour - Jake Bugg (Gig Review)

Gig Review: Jake Bugg

Upon hearing Jake Bugg for the first time my initial thoughts were, 'Wow, this guy is talented. I wonder if he's this good live...'. So when I got the chance to go and see him at Splendour Festival this summer I jumped at the chance! At only 19 years old the Nottingham raised, indie-rock/folk, singer/songwriter has made major accomplishments in music. Already with a number one album under his belt and currently in the midst of his world tour- this is my review of his performance in August!

Where? Splendour Music Festival, Nottingham.

So how is he live? One word...amazing. I was so impressed with the way that Jake Bugg sounded exactly as he did on his self-titled album. His voice was so pure and his guitar skills were unfaultable. There's no greater joy in the world than seeing an entire crowd of people just living in the music! Everyone was dancing and looked so happy to be there, even in the rain! Though Jake himself didn't interact with the crowd much, but for him it worked. This is probably due to the fact as he has a huge 'element of cool' about himself and clearly gets engrossed in the music that he plays. Don't get me wrong, though- by NO means was he arrogant and seemed constantly happy to be playing in his home town! I thoroughly enjoyed his set and he even covered Neil Diamond which was brilliant! 

Favourite song? It'd be tricky to pick one song, so I'm going to choose three! Broken, Seen it All and Two Fingers. 

Broken: This was amazing because he played it so well, he managed to bring tears to my eyes. You could really hear the emotion in his voice.

Two Fingers: Pretty much everyone knew the words to 'Two Fingers', with everyone saluting two fingers to the stage when the moment felt right! This was the song where you could really feel the energy and I loved it!
Seen it All: Now, this is my favourite Jake Bugg song- I love songs that tell stories! So seeing this live was exceptional!

To conclude I loved Jake Bugg live so much! It was a great experience and I cannot wait to see him again in November and I hope you get to go too!

Lovely Links:

Buy tickets for his tour!
Or, his album!

Or, check out some live footage!

All credits for the picture go to one of my lovely best friends, Em! Check out her blog!