"It all leads to the present, where tonight she is an honorary Manc in a khaki overcoat, swinging her arms behind her lower back with plentiful Gallagher swagger: Missed you! She radiates joy and gratitude, but the live show does not shy away from her life's trials, and she confronts the fallout of a messy public financial dispute with menacing metaphors and a slick vengeance that slips readily from her tongue."
"Enough is a firm highlight, with a skanking, ESG-inflected Factory Records groove animated by bass maestro Marla Kether, whose fluid post-punk basslines and signature Bantu knots rightfully pull focus away from Simz for a good few minutes. Acid-green strobe lights spew across the arena for Venom, a viral fan-favourite, until grumbling feedback cues the emergence of a DJ booth from underneath the floor."
Little Simz balances confidence and humility while commanding back-to-back arena shows that affirm her status in Black British music. Nostalgic 90s baby pictures and adolescent guitar moments lead into a present characterized by khaki overcoats, Gallagher swagger, visible joy and gratitude. The performance confronts personal trials, including a messy public financial dispute, using menacing metaphors and slick vengeance. "Enough" channels a skanking, ESG-inflected Factory Records groove propelled by Marla Kether's fluid post-punk basslines and signature Bantu knots. "Venom" erupts under acid-green strobe lights before a DJ booth rises and Simz spins tracks from Drop 7, shifting the arena into an ecstatic, late-night club.
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