Eliza Doolittle and Polly Mackey and the Pleasure Principle @ Bucks SU Thursday 11/02/10Another Thursday, another band night. And tonight (11/02/10) we were joined by a quaint little pop star in the shape of Eliza Doolittle. Supported by the fantastic Polly Mackey and the Pleasure Principal, we were destined to be in for a treat from the start.
Polly and her pleasure principal were an exceptional choice for a warm up act. Formed in 2008, the band were quickly invited to perform at Texas’ famous South by South West in 2009, and have been scoring highly in critics reviews ever since. Polly describes their music as having a ‘heavier sound’; compared to her ‘old acoustic style’ she was previously known for as a soloist.
Their performance was not disappointing. Intense and fast paced, the crowd were treated to a support act that could quite literally have been the headliner. With a series of energetic and entertaining songs the crowd was perfectly warmed up and ready for the main act.
After a short wait, the crowd were eventually calling out for their pop star, willing her to come out. Eliza finally took to the stage. Wearing what can only be described as woollen polka dot crop top with a grey Adidas sports skirt and red tights, she should have been a complete fashion disaster. But with her butter-wouldn’t-melt face, and her sugary charm she somehow managed to pull it off. Her set was short and sweet, but her strong, stunning voice won over the whole crowd. With stand out tunes ‘Rollerblades’, and new single ‘Skinny Genes’ being my personal favourites, Eliza left the stage only to be called back on again to perform her encore.
The night was finished in a flash, but tonight will surely stick in a lot of people’s minds.
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