DIY

Saturday night, I was at The Horseshoe for a rare night of all female-fronted bands. In a nutshell, they might also all be categorized as bedroom pop. But though this usually means doing all your recordings non-professionally and at home, when played live all 3 bands actually had quite different vibes.

Opener Soccer Mommy was perhaps closest to expectations for the genre. Probably because she was playing a solo set of wistful tunes and a penchant for odd chords. Stef Chura had more edge to their set. With a sharp attack to her vocals and short punchy songs, there was a pop punk aesthetic with a nice groove. As for head-liner Jay Som, I first saw her doing a solo set for Japanese Breakfast. What a difference having a full band makes to her sound. It had a 80s jam vibe that made the set fun and danceable.