| Amelie @ Night and Day Cafe | - Date: Fri 7 Jan
- Rating: 6/10
- Reviewer: Ged Camera
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Diminutive in stature, yet clear and powerful in delivery, guitarist/vocalist Amalie leads the band through a pot pourri of styles from county to rock and various bits in-between.
 | | Amelie (photo: Ged Camera) |
Opening number Casanova is almost Elvis like in his "huh-huh" style and, on the eve of his 70th birthday, continues to show the influence the King exerts long after his death. In only the tenth month of their existence, Amelie have crafted a series of melodic pop songs following the traditional slow-fast-slow structure. The results are an easy on the ear commercial pop which is warmly received by the receptive crowd From the female orientated perspective of the lyrics ("You don’t need to shave your head/To fit in with your friends") it’s a safe presumption that Amalie is the main lyricist, and she occasionally shows a neat line in acerbic put-downs that creep deceptively below the commercial audio on display.
 | | Amelie (photo: Ged Camera) |
The diversity of the set is highlighted during her ‘Rickie Lee Jones’ moment, when drums and bass are silent, and Amalie, accompanied by a lone guitarist, still holds the attention of the receptive crowd They’re not likely to cause a riot or raise controversy, but that's not what they set out to do; their radio friendly rock is, in leaving a enjoyable feeling, just like the film. | 
