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< Lucy and the Caterpillar at Bar Simple
words by Tom Goodwyn
It’s a strange scene. Around 30 people are sitting cross-legged on the floor of a space that more closely resembles someone’s living room, not a scummy venue. No one is saying a word to each other between songs. In fact, it’s so quiet that the ringing of an errant mobile is heard with alarming clarity. This silence doesn’t come from awkwardness or boredom though, it stems from the fact that all eyes are focused on a pretty, petite songstress currently spinning a charming yarn over a spellbound audience. The gospel of Lucy and the Caterpillar’s twee acoustic ditties has spread far and wide. Offering a cuddly lo-fi alternative to the polished sounds of Adele and Kate Nash, LATC’s strums are more in the vein of Neutral Milk Hotel and classic Joni Mitchell then anything the Brit School has offered up. New single “Lucy’s Opinion” sounds like a stripped down Shins, while “Alcoholic Dreams” offers an insight into the tenderness and drollness of her lyrics.
Uplifting and enchanting in equal measure, if there’s any justice LATC will soon be cheering the whole nation up.
Originally appeared in volume 1, issue 31 of Loud & Quiet magazine
