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Duffy LIVE at Carling Academy Oxford review

By Jenny May on Mar 11, 2008 in Albums, Bands, Featured, Music, Reviews and Commentary | Tags: , , , ,

I had the pleasure of seeing Duffy play live at Carling Academy Oxford (Zodiac) Sunday night, March 9th. It was a sold out show, with Duffy and her 6-piece band performing upstairs. I was surprised that she wasn’t playing downstairs in the larger capacity venue. It was a bit snug upstairs, packed, but more intimate.

The crowd was varied. There was a group of younger girls excited to see Duffy behind me and as I looked around there was a mix of all ages. With Duffy’s shows selling out, and having the current #1 album (’Rockferry’) and single (”Mercy”), it’s refreshing to see that her old school soul is drawing so much interest, as opposed to what seems to have become the norm – indie.

Duffy’s music sets such a mood that it’s strange watching her in a venue without seats. It’s easy to imagine a setting with tables and candles, like in the old black and white films. Keeping that in mind, her show is great for couples, first dates – and if you’re getting married, her CD would be perfect for the reception.

Duffy started out the set with her sexy, classic debut single, “Rockferry”. It was a great choice for an opening number. Radio favorite “Warwick Avenue” also sounded good. Other songs included “Serious”, “Stepping Stone”, “Delayed Devotion”, “Breaking My Own Heart” a slow, stripped down version of “Syrup and Honey” with Jon Green on guitar, “Tomorrow” and of course, crowd favorite and most anticipated, “Mercy”.

She’s fun to watch on stage – with her subtle (possibly choreographed!) moves, her band is tight – and what a voice.

Occasionally in between songs Duffy would mention her excitement of her album and single being at #1 in the charts. At such an early stage in her career, you can’t blame her for being excited!

For more information, go to:

Duffy on Myspace
Duffy Official Website

By: Jenny May – BandWeblogs.com



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  1. 2 Comment(s)

  2. By CYNDI on Mar 30, 2008 | Reply

    the one and only duffy song i have ever heard was on the edge tonite….102.1….from toronto..wicked tune…..Mercy…hope to hear more from them…hat’s off to the Strombo show

    CYNDI

  3. By gayla on Jun 19, 2008 | Reply

    Just purchased the Duffy/Rockferry CD. It is fabulous. What a voice. And her band is awesome.

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