“That is fairly a particular place for me,” Fred Roberts admits midway by means of his set at Revenge in Brighton. “I’ve been right here quite a bit, and now I’m taking part in it.”
The 21-year-old had shared on-line concerning the significance of the venue in his life and his efficiency as a part of the fundraiser looks like one other landmark second.
The London-born singer adopted final yr’s debut at The Social with a sold-out evening at The Courtyard Theatre in March – it’s been fairly the 9 months for Roberts, all soundtracked by his Sound of My Youth EP. It’s that mini-record which punctuates the set at Revenge.
The pulsing title observe makes for an anthemic opener with its supercut coming-of-age story and the songwriter has Revenge at its most fervent when leaning into his full-blooded manufacturing.
‘Runaway’ is a rattling flick delivered with ease and ‘Say’ follows go well with with its euphoric refrain masking its story of affection misplaced.
What makes Roberts’ debut EP so head-turning is the candour with which he embraces heartbreak. These 5 songs observe the tip of his first relationship and that story is laid naked midway by means of the set in ‘Naive’ – a ballad laced with the depth of a primary queer love that floats over sparse guitar. “This track is about being homosexual and it being s**t generally,” he eloquently explains.
Roberts’ strongest launch up to now, ‘Naive’ packs a punch many artists would spend years looking for. Elsewhere, ‘Disguise’ is remodeled from intimate musings to a venue-filler with stay manufacturing.
In between the EP tracks are unreleased numbers that present there’s nonetheless way more to come back from the rising star. There’s a retro really feel to ‘Want’, which lands someplace between the worlds of Troye Sivan and Bryan Adams, and it’s virtually felony to maintain ‘All the things’ within the vault.
The singer’s 30-minute set involves an finish with ‘The Slowest Landslide’. One other hearty serving of heartbreak, the observe slowly crescendos right into a memorable closing hurrah – Fred Roberts’ journey from Revenge partygoer to having his title in lights is full.
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