It’s poor form to reference
another band when writing the introduction for an artist, but when Young Fathers brought
their fellow Edinburgh-dweller, and start-out musician, Lauren Holt on tour with them, there
was an undeniable magic being shared with the awestruck
masses watching. Firstly, to get the nod from such an
invigorating, impossible to
ignore band like Young Fathers is credential enough, but to mesmerise and recruit an
enthralled audience with just a handful of songs is something
else. To our delight, Lauren Holt – or LAW – is coming back to Norwich Arts Centre this month – but first, we get
twenty minutes to talk shop with this enchanting artist.
Fathers. Tat was an incredible gig. Yeah, it was amazing; before we went, all I was thinking of was Partridge and stuff, but then when I got there, there was all the clothes shops and everything – it seemed to have a really young vibe about it all.
L
For all of us who were there, the gig is widely regarded as the best of the year, or even longer, for exactly those reasons. What was great was that you could see them bouncing off the crowd. In the dressing room afterwards they were like, “that was awesome. Te crowd was amazing.” Sometimes I don’t think the audience realises the part you have to play. Your participation really spurs the artist on.
You must have learnt a lot from the boys. I had the pleasure of interviewing G, and I know they had a difficult previous relationship with the music industry before this path now. Do you try and absorb the lessons learnt by others? Of course; you have to, you have to. You have to learn from the things that are going on around you. You learn from the boys that the industry is pretty horrible, so you know to just stick to your guns
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auren, you came to Norwich earlier this year with Young
because it’s easy to be swayed – especially when you’re younger – by what other people want from you. Or you let other people mould you into something that they think’s gonna make money. But that’s not always the way. It takes longer this way, but you get the better results at the end. But I learnt a lot from the boys, about performance, about how to put on a stage show. Most people now just go on stage and spunk it all away. Tey don’t even care. When the boys go on stage, it’s important and they don’t wanna let people down. Tey want to put on a show, and it’s important. It’s like how Talking Heads approached performance and David Byrne and St Vincent, and stuff. Te way they perform, it’s not just like music’s enough, you know.
Is that the same for you as well Lauren? You have some quiet moments to your set – some introspective moments – but do you still need us fully in the zone with you? Well it’s kinda weird because I’ve only been playing it out for about a year or so, but it is unusual because people don’t really know how to react. If I can see one guy bobbing – to be honest, it’s usually G if he manages to come out and see the show – if I can see one guy bobbing his head at the back, that’s usually enough for me! I’ll think, “oh, he knows what’s going on!”
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