The timeless surroundings and balanced sound quality of this historic venue were perfect for the thoughtful songs on show tonight. Opening the evening Jack Patchett played his gentle acoustic compositions, sung with calm sincerity to an attractive guitar and keyboard accompaniment.
‘Where Shall We Begin’ and ‘Complete Fool’ are the title tracks to the first two albums from Chloe Foy and they resonated around the church at the start of her set; gorgeous and atmospheric. With a changing line-up of backing musicians there were many highlights, especially the stunning duet with Eli Carvajal ‘What I’d Give’ and the heartbreaking piano ballad ‘Empires of Dust’.
‘Spare’ is a lovely track, the hypnotic melody completely driven by Chloe’s clear and expressive voice as was the surprise encore of an a capella version of ‘Squareface’, performed wearing the black crown against the orange sun of the album artwork and a fitting end to this excellent show.
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