Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set
A mate of mine had noticed by coincidence that Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set, was playing tonight at Fowler's Live in town. Clare Bowditch has an amazing voice, beautifully suited to her soulful folk music. I know blokes aren't supposed to be into all this girly music but her voice is so engaging and her songs have some heart and soul to them. Besides I'll take whatever insights into women's minds I can find.
Kicking off the night were some forgettable Aussie duo or whatever-o, they were that forgettable. They were followed by Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males, some other presumably Aussie group that get a bit ofairplayy on Triple J. A couple of songs that had some catchy sounds to them but nothing spectacular again.
Finally, and not too soon as I was starting to look at the clock, Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set arrived on set. Clare Bowditch is a gorgeous woman, with an aforementioned amazing voice and engaging stage presence. Unfortunately, for any hot blooded male anyway, she's married to one of the Feeding Set, who happens to be in some other Aussie bands of some repute.
They played an fairly even spread of stuff from the debut album Autumn Bone as well as from the follow up album What Was Left. Also included was a new song and a couple of covers, more on that later. The music from Autumn Bone was interesting but not quite engaging as that from What Was Left.
She performed a strip down version of one of her more popular songs, On This Side, from the album What Was Left. During her introduction to the song she explained that it was originally meant to be a "piss take" on her happily attached sister living in the 'burbs but it seemed to reflect more of what she felt about domestic bliss as time went by. It was a lovely rendition of the song laid bare, well suited to the spacious yet cosy and up close setting of Fowler's Live.
Another popular single, Divorcee by 23, was introduced by Clare as being a song suggesting to women that they be true to themselves. This was a more conventional performance, pretty close to the radio single, and when I listened closely did indeed warn women about the perils of sacrificing their future for the sake of the "best looking guy" in school/class. The new material and the final cover were more lively songs and Clare and the band proved their versatility with Clare in particular maintaining a good stage presence.
Finally as an encore, Clare performed her amazing version of Fall at Your Feet with Libby from the Feeding Set supporting. This rendition was more stripped back than the version on She Will Have Her Way, the tribute album to the Finn brothers. Despite some lines in the song that makes any hot blooded male grin, Clare's voice brings so much depth and soul to the song.
Libby provided a great backing track with the French horn although I wasn't quite sure that her voice was in harmony with Clare's for the backing vocals although I think that might just be me. It was a lovely ending to a great all round performance by Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set in a venue that did them justice.
Kicking off the night were some forgettable Aussie duo or whatever-o, they were that forgettable. They were followed by Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males, some other presumably Aussie group that get a bit ofairplayy on Triple J. A couple of songs that had some catchy sounds to them but nothing spectacular again.
Finally, and not too soon as I was starting to look at the clock, Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set arrived on set. Clare Bowditch is a gorgeous woman, with an aforementioned amazing voice and engaging stage presence. Unfortunately, for any hot blooded male anyway, she's married to one of the Feeding Set, who happens to be in some other Aussie bands of some repute.
They played an fairly even spread of stuff from the debut album Autumn Bone as well as from the follow up album What Was Left. Also included was a new song and a couple of covers, more on that later. The music from Autumn Bone was interesting but not quite engaging as that from What Was Left.
She performed a strip down version of one of her more popular songs, On This Side, from the album What Was Left. During her introduction to the song she explained that it was originally meant to be a "piss take" on her happily attached sister living in the 'burbs but it seemed to reflect more of what she felt about domestic bliss as time went by. It was a lovely rendition of the song laid bare, well suited to the spacious yet cosy and up close setting of Fowler's Live.
Another popular single, Divorcee by 23, was introduced by Clare as being a song suggesting to women that they be true to themselves. This was a more conventional performance, pretty close to the radio single, and when I listened closely did indeed warn women about the perils of sacrificing their future for the sake of the "best looking guy" in school/class. The new material and the final cover were more lively songs and Clare and the band proved their versatility with Clare in particular maintaining a good stage presence.
Finally as an encore, Clare performed her amazing version of Fall at Your Feet with Libby from the Feeding Set supporting. This rendition was more stripped back than the version on She Will Have Her Way, the tribute album to the Finn brothers. Despite some lines in the song that makes any hot blooded male grin, Clare's voice brings so much depth and soul to the song.
Libby provided a great backing track with the French horn although I wasn't quite sure that her voice was in harmony with Clare's for the backing vocals although I think that might just be me. It was a lovely ending to a great all round performance by Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set in a venue that did them justice.
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