At 8:15pm a tall, lanky V.V Brown stepped on stage, in very high wasted tartan trousers, and began clapping a complicated rhythm, into the microphone. The audience were slightly bemused at first, but quickly got into the swing of things and joined in. V.V was great at addressing the crowd, and saying who she was and what the songs were about, and even though many in the audience weren’t there to see her or necessarily knew who she was (as she was the support for Ida Maria), people were listening and seemed to be enjoying her act. By “Back in Time”, she managed to get most of the audience dancing, and if they had known the words, I’m sure they would have been singing as well.
She sang several very good original songs, such as “Bottle”, accompanied by her keyboard playing, and 60s hip shaking dance. However I think the 60s feel is slightly over done, in “Crying Blood”
her first single, as it is basically the Monster Mash with new lyrics. Despite this, perhaps poor choice for a first single, VV should not be cast a side as another Duffy/Winehouse/Adele/ type. She is original in both her songs, funky dress sense, and wide eyed self. She clearly has so much more to offer, not only as a singer and performer, but as a song writer and producer. She has come along way since writing on a one stringed guitar from a charity shop, and I’m sure we will be seeing a lot more to VV Brown in the very near future. Keep a look out for when she is next in town.1) Everybody
2) Leave
3) Bottles
4) L.O.V.E
5) Quick Fix
6) Back in Time
7) I miss you Rolling Stones Cover
8) Crying Blood
Words and photos by Emilia Flockhart
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