The Pierces

Got a message last week from my friend Cara telling me that The Pierces were going to be in Edinburgh on the 7th June and if I fancied joining her to see them perform. Previous to this message, the only song I'd ever heard of theirs was Secret which was also introduced to me by Cara. I'd liked Secret so did that thing again where I accepted without bothering to check and see if I'd like any of their other tunes. I'm very trusting like that.

Edinburgh was the first stop on their UK tour promoting their new album You&I . They were preforming at The Pleasance Theater which seemed odd to me to begin with as this room is very dark and full of seats whereas I had (for some reason) imagined there to be room for people to stand and chat. I'm very inexperienced when it comes to these things but it worked out in the end, despite the fact that whoever was in charge of lighting had a tendency to just plunge the room into darkness or fill it with light without warning. The seats themselves were a little uncomfortable but I reckon that happens regardless when you're having to sit stationary for two and a half hours.

We turned up slightly late so Delta Maid, one of the opening acts was already mid-performance, a Liverpudlian solo singer with guitar. And while there's no question that she's incredibly talented (and sweet!), her music wasn't really to my taste. I get the impression that if I was to listen to her songs a few times over, they would grow on me, it was simply I didn't fall in love on the spot. The second act, Alice Gold (right), was a different story. She walked onto the stage with her long blond hair (for a moment confusing me because I thought she was Catherine Pierce) and fellow band mates and just blew me away with her voice and stage presence. Her music is very reminiscent of the 60s, incredibly catchy and toe-tapping. I have every intention of downloading her albums. Probably my favourite song of hers at the moment is Runaway Love, have listened to it a fair few times since Tuesday night. And on a different note, her eyes are gorgeous!

Finally, The Pierces took to the stage to much applause and began wowing everyone with their new songs. Like I said before, I'd only heard Secret before which, if I'm honest, is very different from the songs the played. I really liked Secret, but it was nothing to some of the other songs on offer. In fact, I'd go as far to say that as they were playing their last few songs, Secret is arguably one of their least impressive tunes which should say something about the other songs - they were amazing. I had felt that it would have been difficult to top Alice Gold (because her songs were better than Secret as well) but I was not disappointed in the slightest. Without a shadow of a doubt, Glorious is my song for summer.