Phony Ppl Live: A review of my loves

The best discovery of 2019 hands down: Phony Ppl.

Heyyy,

I hope you're all good. If you're not you're about to be because these musical prodigies are about to change your life.

It was a dreary day in the office, I had YouTube's autoplay on and was just getting along with the day's work when the few light keys of a piano woke me up out of my corporate slumber and made me hear colour.  Way Too Far was the song playing- a song with lyrical depth and the music video was absolutely stunning. It sounded ethereal and encouraged transportation of my mind, listening to it feels like falling but in a good way. I played it twelve more times before deciding I wanted to see what else they had. Their 2012 album 'Phonyland' brought me "I Wish I Was a Chair". Elbee on the track with a simple jazz hook, simple electric guitar and 1-beat drum fill. Simple yet effective, romantic and musical.

From that moment I knew I had to see them in concert and fate worked with me as they had their Mozaik Tour from their latest album which meant they were playing Omeara in London. Omeara is a very intimate space, with a small stage and a grungy classical look. The intimacy of the venue was like being at a barbecue with a bunch of friends who love music but also you've never met them before. But let me tell you now, it was BIG energy and BIG good vibes.

Our introduction was yelling, the Brooklyn way, "YEAAA" as the band set up, chatting with us but when the music started thats when they really came alive...

It was like the birth of pure magic and colour bouncing off the stage which felt bigger already. Their energy when performing is unmatched. First of all Bari Bass works so hard he doesn't even wear a shirt for the entire thing (not that I'm complaining) and Maffyuu on drums holds it DOWN, Elijah is a maestro on the stings and Aja on the keys. Together, the ensemble have such a friendly and hyped aura; cracking jokes and sharing champagne on stage. Even through some technical difficulties they carried the night. Their versatility is insane. To illustrate... Elbee played the solo on 'Cookie Crumble' on a KAZOO. Do you feel me? A Kazoo.

My favourite song Something About Your Love  has an infectious beat and Looorrrd knows my happiness peaked when they started to play. The whole night was dancing, singing, laughing and total psychedelia paired with the smell of burning incense. I also noticed that when we left many people were humming 'Why iii love the moon' on the way out. If that's not a sign that the music and mood remained in our hearts and best memories then I don't know what is.

This band is bout to seriously blow. If you haven't heard them yet I would do so pronto and get yourself some tickets to their next tour! You won't regret it.

To Phony Ppl,

Thank you for a memorable and serendipitous night.