For a ‘bedroom artist’, George Lewis Jr is quite the consummate frontman, more confident than the relatively low-key romanticism of his debut album might have suggested. The principle hurdle in translating Forget to stage (we get all but one of its tracks tonight) is taking its intricate production and sharing duties with three others, but it’s leapt with ease, save slightly sloppy timing in Yellow Balloon.
When We’re Dancing is belted out firmly; the tempo is raised on At My Heels to produce the night’s most invigorating moment; Forget is a lush bubble of synths... it’s difficult to isolate highlights from such a consistently impressive set. Urged by a front-row fan, they encore with Slow, Lewis Jr remarking that this isn’t the devotee’s first request of the evening. “But I love you more than anyone!” the admirer rejoinders, perhaps unaware that behind lies a crowd full of competition.
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