As a dedicated Robots in Disguise fan I was understandably rather excited about seeing Sue and the Unicorn at The Borderline. Sue makes up one half of the band Robots in Disguise and Sue and the Unicorn is her solo project. However, whilst the Robots play my usual chosen style of electro music, Sue’s solo project is quite different with a more folk basis.
I arrived at The Borderline with mixed expectations. The venue is a known haunt for music lovers and often hosts many up and coming artists (both We Are Scientists and Vampire Weekend played there before they became better known). The crowd was very mixed with a few clearly hard core rockers who had made their way in from the rock bar next door down to a more indie looking crowd.
Sue looked amazing as she walked on stage. The Robots are known for their slightly kooky style and Sue did not disappoint with her gold sequin skirt and gorgeous Tatty Devine swallow broaches. She immediately struck up a personal relationship with the crowd with her informal jokey approach.
The music was excellent and the sound quality was pretty good also – despite Sue losing her voice slightly (though this only added to the humour and personal feel of the gig). Sue’s lyrics often contained quite a bit of humour in almost a silly manner but in a way in which the crowd could easily relate.
However, despite this, there were also moments of serious reflection though this was all rounded up with the upbeat track ‘Pick Me Up’. This track really marked the gig’s intimacy as Sue got members of the crowd to come up on stage and shake random instruments such as jingle bells whilst she tapped her bell clad ankle to the beat as she played. Everyone seemed to feel involved and the contagious happiness of the song mixed with Sue’s personality left everyone feeling pretty chripy by the end.
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