May 4, 2009

Lady Sovereign @ The Paradise 5.3.09

I saw Lady Sov play last night at The Paradise, and it was pretty redonkulous. Despite a couple brief pauses where she intimated that she felt like she was going to be sick ("If I vomit...I'm sorry") she rebounded quickly and tore the place down, rocking the crowd harder than I expected. Her new material is poppier (i.e. less rap) and she has some punk rock running in her veins, which gives some fire to her show.


I should probably just go on the record now saying that I have a huge crush on Lady Sovereign. There, glad I got that out there.

Also, Beth from Melophobe loaned me her SLR for the night, so I got to take some sweet photos of the show - kickass.

Most Random Moment Of The Night: Lady Sov kicks a banana around the stage. 'Why am I kicking a banana around?' she asks, before answering herself, 'Because I just don't like them shits'. Priceless. Ever the lady.

One of the best jams she pulled out was a hard-hitting rendition of "Random", the song that put her on the scene. I forgot how hard that song hits. She also covered Metro Station's "Shake It" and had the crowd geared up on "Pennies", a track I had previously found dull and uninteresting. She changed my mind.

I'll be writing a full review over at Melophobe this week, but in the meantime enjoy some Sov tunes, remixes young and old, as well as that Metro Station original.

Lady Sovereign f. Missy Elliott - Love Me Or Hate Me (Missy Elliott Remix) (YSI) (filesavr)

Lady Sovereign - Hoodie (Basement Jaxx Remix) (YSI) (filesavr)

Metro Station - Shake It (YSI) (filesavr)

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