It’s safe to say that last night was one of the best nights
of our lives. The night of our album launch had finally arrived after a year’s
worth of hard work, ups, downs and many laughs along the way.
We can’t quite believe that it’s over! Thank you so much to
everyone who came along to support us – we would be nowhere without you. We all
hope you had a great time, and also hope you didn't suffer too much from the
awful weather and traffic you had to battle through to come and see us! At
least it was warm and cosy inside.
For those of you who couldn't come along, here’s a summary
of the night.
Having sound checked and decorated the stage with fairy
lights and paper snowflakes, we were ready to go!
We enjoyed standing on the door when they were first opened;
it was a great chance to meet some of the people who were coming to support us.
The fantastic Dear Light opened up the night, and his set
couldn't be described as anything else but truly stunning. Creating a
beautifully dreamy sound that pulls you right in, we really were loving every
moment.
For his last two songs, we were welcomed up on stage to
perform alongside him as his backing band. We've had a few rehearsals together
for our collaboration, which has been a great way for us to get to know each
other more and it was really lovely playing together on the stage.
After Dear Light's set was over it was time for us to play
our set, and we started to fill with excitement and nerves. As soon as we
started playing, the nerves went away and all we were left with was a strong
feeling of exhilaration and adrenaline.
Phil (Dear Light) joined us on stage for our first song
‘Road Signs’ adding keys.
We went on to play all the songs from the album, as well as
two new songs. One was called ‘Prisoner’ which featured Natalie playing electric guitar, and the other ‘Falling for Orpheus’.
It was nerve-wracking, but also really enjoyable to show everyone what else we
had been working on.
For our last four songs, Phil joined us back on stage for
more collaboration. It was so much fun to play with a fellow musical friend and
the extra texture added a lot to our sound.
For our song ‘Blind Eye’, Anja got up to the front of the
stage for the first time, since she was singing lead and playing bass. It was
nice to have all three of us at the front together, and with Phil adding drums
it made the song a real pleasure to play.
At the end of our last song, ‘Noah’, we invited members of
the audience up on the stage with us to play along with percussion instruments
we had brought with us. It was the first time we’d done anything like it and we
have to say we loved it! Everyone was having a dance and clapping along, and it
was a wonderful way to end the night.
After our set we went back onto the door to wish farewell to
those who had come. We really enjoyed all the conversations we had and it was
lovely to meet everyone!
Thank you again to everyone who has supported us along the way;
the night wouldn't have been anywhere near as special as it was without you.
Here's to next time!
Anja, Natalie and Sally xx
