gorgeous, ethereal, real, intimate
by Rewarded fan who ended up going twice on 10/29/23Neptune Theatre - SeattleThis is the third and fourth time I've seen her (I went back on Friday because it felt so good to be there Thursday). She's still playful with the audience, but there is this sort of new maturity or realness about her that makes her songs and voice all the better. She is the opposite of so many artists we see today; she has played many shows and she knows it. She didn't get here via an edited YouTube account; she's a veteran. No gimmicks. She's up there with that gorgeous voice and that straight face and it feels so good. She joked the audience was quiet and it was unnerving, and I was like, "it's because we are mesmerized and you've got us eating out of your hands."At some point, she asked the sound tech to turn down the vocals and we were all like, "Nnnnnooooooo!"But she is not a showboat. She's just cool and sexy and talented. I was surprised how little of the new EP she played (I was rooting for "Nothing's Free"), but when she played "Windows"from Burn Your Fire album I thought I was in heaven. My brother went the first night. He didn't know her before this and really dug it--called her ethereal. The second night I went with two friends: one said some people just have the right name: she is an Angel. My other friend said she sounded like a better-live Appalachian Lana del Rey (I'm still chewing on this one). I don't want to sound anti-change, but if you're sick of people who prioritize fame or who sound good on the album and not in person, Angel is your antidote. Even if you're not, she's just a true broad with a gorgeous voice who's good for the soul.