Album & Gig Review – Double Feature
Charlie Bath – “In Between Happy & Me”
Release Date – 26th Feb 2010
“In Between Happy & Me” is the breathtaking debut album from Leeds based singer songwriter Charlie Bath; an artist to defiantly look out for in the future.
Containing heartfelt lyrics, sensationally composed music, and an awe-inspiring voice that puts mainstream artists such as Kate Nash to shame; it is a breath of fresh air for the singer songwriter genre.
The whole album has an alluring charm, an undeniable beauty that keeps the listener captivated throughout.
Lyrics as outstanding as Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba tug at the heart strings and pure emotion reminiscent of City and Colour’s “Sometimes” or Ryan Adams’ “Gold” flows through its veins, leaving the listener taken a-back by its honesty and raw emotion.
Tracks such as “Genuine Heart” and “Letting Go” describe lost love and missed chances in such a way that relates to all, digging up feelings that everyone has, but most cannot express, making the album a triumph on every level, a triumph for which Charlie Bath should be proud.
I went down to the “In Between Happy & Me” release show at Brudenell Social Club to see if Charlie could deliver live as she did so magnificently on her album, I wasn’t disappointed.
Support acts Dougal and James Owen Fender both bubbled with originality and talent, warming up the Brudenell Social Club crowd perfectly for the headline act.
With no time to waste, Charlie Bath and her backing band took to the stage, the room was filled with cheers and whistles, and on the eve of her birthday, Charlie Bath couldn’t help but smile.
She then began to play one of the most original and tantalising sets the Brudenell has ever seen, every person in the room wasn’t expecting this night to go so well, even Charlie herself, as I later found out.
Consisting of song after song of acoustic-folk beauty, with personal favourite “Brooklyn” among one of the many tracks that made my jaw drop and made me sway from side to side, this was a set to remember.
In my opinion some one so talented live deserves mass recognition, recognition that I hope comes sooner rather than later, and even though she has not yet made it into the mainstream, I am sure she will in the near future, Charlie Bath is a must see.
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