V. V Brown had another treat for the crowed last night as she embarked on her headline tour. There are bands that come on the scene that make you open you eyes and release that in all the rubbish and forgettable manufactured bands out there one can slip through and really make you pay attention. After Jay Brown opened the show with her incredible performance we got introduced to The Stow…and nothing could have prepared us for what they have.
Their fusion of music styles has left me speechless and I found myself smiling throughout their entire set that was punctuated with a class and professionalism that many bands should look and an admire, this is the way a bands introduces themselves to a new audience.
Just before their set I saw Shi standing in the crowed while Jay was on stage, I was going to say ‘Hi’ but since she didn’t know who the hell I was I thought I would just let out a small smile, weak I know. It took little time for them to set up and once they had sorted themselves out it went dark and Will hit the drum which let out such a sound I almost fell over Jessica. Bringing two styles of music like this together can be risky, the indie flavours mixed with British hip hop could have some dangerous results but The Stow have done something here that is quite simply original and the sound they produce is nothing short of perfect.
The Shi & Hayden work together in a brother/sister type way and the duo have such a respect for each other and seem to really know their pace which helps ensure the balance remains firm and in place. You might think it’s odd to keep going on about this ‘music style’ but you only have to look at what happened with Jay-Z when he played Glastonbury last year when hip hop or new untraditional music is brought to a traditional ‘indie’ festival things can get heated. So when you’re standing there and are hearing drums, base, electric guitar and awesome lyrics come together in a fusion of indie styling with a hip hop flavour you have to give the guys credit.
Matt and Dave, Dave who was sporting some funky pink CKs – it’s what we notice, who paid bass and guitar respectively brought the indie sound the band seemed to working to the front. Dave was beyond into the music and at one point he did a solo that was so beautiful you simply would have had to have been there. An that seems to be how they are able to, as a band, work this so well. They love the music and know just how to play it so that you first enjoy it and you second respect it. Matt and Dave where joined by Will on drums and there you had it. A band.
Musically this could have gone very bad and something tells me they know this but The Stow just had the right balance you need to make a 5 piece band work this well. Shi and Hayden worked the crowed to perfection and their energy was helped by solid lyrics and a remarkable performance. Few bands will do what The Stow have done and even fewer bands will be able to pull it off in such an effortless way as this band, this band have only been together since the start of this year, this I can not believe!
V V Brown did something that few acts that are starting out on their first UK headline tour would dream of doing and giving up part of her stage for two incredible British acts. The crowed loved them and the future is going to be a pretty busy one for them.
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