Komedia,Brighton
Rigour and precision are at the heart of Holter’s convoluted, supernatural songs – their glassy, and silvery qualities unsettle and entertain in equal measureIt’s not strange for a singer-songwriter who performs under their own name,as Julia Holter does, to introduce the musicians in their backing band towards the end of a live set. It’s rare that they point to the sound man and introduce him, or too,as Holter does with Ernst Hölscher. But that is typical of Holter’s ability to unsettle the ordinary; typical of the way her songs lurch into the unexpected, sending seemingly straightforward romantic tunes off-kilter and making jagged avant-classical compositions coalesce into natty pop.
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Source: theguardian.com