Stamping over this nation!
Some boots are made for small steps, but hers are made for climbing high. Little Boots aka Victoria Hesketh is soaring to the top with her new album “Hands”. BOOM! sent Natasha Hurworth and two lucky girls, Becky Wade and Chelsey Taylor to her concert earlier this year to find out the real story behind this rising star.
She's already been named the future of pop and has been compared to celebs such as Kylie Minogue but is she really the one to keep your eye on? Performing in many different venues up and down the country you'd think that the Liverpool O2 Academy wouldn't bother her so much. However, the singer was shocked when so many crazed fans where cramped up just to see her, revealing that even the biggest of pop stars gets nervous and modest especially this former you tube star.
The evening started out cold, but the night soon warmed up with lots of dancing, singing and laughing as Little Boots was on centre stage.
Performing all the songs from her smash hit album “Hands” and gaining the audience's participation, you could really feel the excitement in the atmosphere which caused the energy levels to hit the roof. This was rather strange as she opened the night with the ninth track on the album “Ghost” which was written about being ignored by a loved one, as heard by the lyrics “do you even know that I'm here, I may as well be a ghost it's true you walk right through me”. However, the majority of her fans had that marked as one of their favourite songs all night but maybe that was just the magic of the first song.
Some of her happier songs throughout the concert included the hit “Remedy” which landed number six on the UK singles chart for 2 weeks and the less known but still great “Mathematics” which gives off a love vibe as it was inspired by the poem “Love Is a Parallax”.
Easy on the eyes as well as easy on the ears with thanks to the technical equipment that really made the show. With only a drummer and a guitarist to back her up, the show was in Little Boots's hands whether it was make or break. Showing her old band “Dead Disco” that she could make it on her own by taking charge of the vocals, keyboards, the synthesizer and not having any noticeable problems.
She kept the set simple with the instruments around the sides of the stage and a big black skull in the centre to create attention to herself and showing a bit of her personality through it. This shows that Little Boots is creative and inspires people such as Becky as she told us “I feel like I can start my own band because of her, she is an independent girl and that's what I'd like to be.”
Not only is Little Boots a talented singer/songwriter but she also has great fashion sense. It was the regular costume changes which would put her rivals such as Lady Gaga to shame that topped the night off, even leaving Chelsey saying “if Little Boots had a clothing line, I'd definitely buy it”.
One fan was so impressed that they threw a pair of knickers on stage, Little Boots laughed and replied “aww, that's my first pair of knickers I have had thrown at me, I feel privileged.”
And if that wasn't enough she was supported by Swedish pop prince Erik Hassle (age 20) who built the crowd up for a fun packed night singing his hits such as “Don't bring flowers after I'm dead” and “Hurtful”. “It was enjoyable, energetic and entertaining; He was a total babe” said Chelsey.
The girl's told us “If you ever get a chance to see Little Boots perform take it! She is fab on the TV and CDs but she's no different live, maybe even better.” Chelsey added on “It was so good, she jumped off stage and ran down the front row giving everyone high fives, I high fived Little Boots! That just made my night even better.”
Her album “Hands” was released in the UK on 8th June 2009, so grab yourself a copy. I can guarantee you that you'll love it by the end of the year and hopefully she'll release her new stuff soon that she has been working on.
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