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Lauren Faith ‘Let Them Talk’ & Gig Review

By Jonah @JonahOnline · On May 11, 2017

Following her support of 90s renaissance man Craig David across his national tour and collaboration with Canadian producer heavyweight Kaytranada last year, Lauren Faith’s debut headline show came with a significant layer of expectation. Sold out in hours, the sniff of a potential star had gathered the industry players in full effect, alongside fans who’ve been following the British R&B star since her co-write credit and feature on Kaytranada’s ‘Got it Good’ last year.

From the first track ‘Pressure’ though, Lauren showed why there’s so much hype around her at the moment: a throaty, silken vocal combined with a stage presence that fluctuated from calmly composed to a fierce ball of bouncy energy, Lauren exudes a seductive, real tone that interestingly and genuinely recalls The Weeknd or even dare we say it, Aaliyah? It’s a bold statement, we know.

With only a live drummer together with an instrumental overlay, her usually more straight-up, jazzy brand of R&B was given a rockier edge, but it works, the off-kilter rhythms of her current, debut release ‘Let Them Talk’ really moving the crowd (their heads, anyway). Shouting out to both her longtime producer Lostboy and her co-writer (both in the crowd) was a nice touch.

It’s a presumably strange transition to move from Arena crowds to an intimate basement in Stoke Newington, but Lauren’s local-girl charm and clear ability cuts through from the outset; finishing off with what she described as “Hopefully my next release”, ‘Rush’ was a slow R&B groove with a serious chorus both arch and sexy at the same time. If this was a taste of Lauren’s material to come, it was an exciting one: it’s a seductive combination of pop stylings and real hooks bedded in inventive R&B production. It’s a tempting combo and we’re down to hear more. It’s not going to be long before Lauren starts making some serious news.

Gig ReviewLauren FaithLet Them TalkStoke Newington
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