![]() She harked back to her earliest days with a handful of covers the xx’s “Shelter” opened the show, just Birdy at the piano reminding us of why she has been so well embraced by the music industry, and a very fun, elegant rework of Phoenix’s “1901” was also excellent. ![]() Despite the new full-bodied arrangements, you could really hear the difference between her existing songs and the new tracks, all of which have a depth that she was perhaps lacking as a younger artist. As she floated between a grand piano and various mics around the Music Hall, her transitions had the silent awkwardness of a school concert – I’m not sure it was truly necessary to have her schlep upstairs for one song – but her voice was impeccable (and thankfully we were spared any between-song chatter). Her gorgeous, twinkly livestream concert, replete with string section and full band, was a reminder of the power of live music.ĭressed in a full white gown – a little bit Stevie Nicks, a little bit Nashville – she looked like an angelic toilet doily. ![]() She rose to fame as a teenager with her sweet, melancholic covers of pop songs and has now matured into an excellent songwriter in her own right – her new album Young Heart is out on 30 April. British musician Birdy has been at this for a long time. ![]()
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