Pale Waves have shot to stardom recently with a solid fan base of goth poppers.
There isn’t much to fault performance wise, a solid gig that the audience loved. But there really isn’t much to write home about either.
The first song, Eighteen, set the tone for the rest of the evening.
Literally- every song sounded very similar from that point on.
That’s not to knock the clear talent this band has, Heather Baron-Gracie is a charming frontwoman.
She knows how to work a crowd and the entire audience absolutely loved her, lapping up every single interaction. She gave a vocal performance with almost no flaws and kept the energy of the whole show at a high.
They show great potential. Not to bleat on about Heather too much, but she really is a great performer and the bands musicianship is solid, completely in sync and complementary of each other.
It’s just not the most exciting sound in an era of indie pop where The 1975 are the clear front runners.
The edgy aesthetic makes people think their listening to something oh so different, when the reality is, it’s just the same old songs sang by a goth girl with northern charm.
However, Pale Waves have created this amazing safe space for their fans. They are free to be completely who they want to be under the wings of them.
To sum up, they don’t live up to the hype musically.
But in terms of performance, aesthetic and the message they proudly preach? Fantastic.
