{"id":19668,"date":"2019-09-17T12:50:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T11:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=19668"},"modified":"2019-09-17T12:50:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T11:50:49","slug":"review-personal-best-at-firebug-wednesday-11th-september-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/review-personal-best-at-firebug-wednesday-11th-september-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Review – Personal Best at Firebug, Wednesday 11th September 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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with Leggy and Courtney Askey<\/h2>\n

The gig was organised by\u00a0 Robot Needs Home Collective<\/a><\/p>\n

Reviewed by Aleksandra Brzezicka<\/a><\/p>\n

The night started with an appearance of Leicester\u2019s lo-fi grunge princess Courtney Askey<\/strong>. Even though her alluring vocals and enigmatically poetic lyrics work wonders in acoustic, intimate settings, the full band on the stage made this one woman goth rock melodrama almost as touching.<\/p>\n

Askey\u2019s music is Nick Cave and Lana Del Rey’s naughty love child that shows in her most recent single and best track of the set, River<\/em>. It took us on a neo-noir adventure in the wild West under the full moon. Drums on lead, late-night-melancholic riffs and Askey\u2019s hypnotic vocals blend together into a destructive force of nature. Waiting for more.<\/p>\n

\"\"Courtney Askey Photo: Kevin Gaughan<\/p>\n

All the way from Cincinnati, Ohio, Leggy<\/strong> came back to Leicester to show off their new album and “spent a lot of time in ‘Spoons.” They kicked off with energy-bullet sugar-coasted pop-punk aka Kick the Habit<\/em>. Veronique Allaer, Kerstin Bladh and Christopher Campbell\u2019s lush rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, reminding me of a heavier Sleater-Kinney meets St Vincent mix, a strange power of attraction with their dopey dreamy quality and charmingly charismatic vocalist.<\/p>\n

Extra points for My Room<\/em>, a perfectly chaotic instrumental dialogue and Not What You Need<\/em>, elegantly bold declaration of imperfection about demanding self-respect and finally getting it. Leggy is a brave blend of, paradoxically, straight to the point shoegaze indie and cheeky speedy punk. Delicate and striking.<\/p>\n

Check out their new album, Let Me Know Your Moon<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

See Leggy’s Facebook page.<\/a><\/p>\n

See our interview with Leggy before their performance and see them perform My Room<\/em> at the gig:
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