London, England, United Kingdom (24 September 1994)
Bio
Bess Atwell is a British singer-songwriter based in Brighton. Her voice was likened to “slow, cool water” by The Guardian. Her debut album Hold Your Mind blends folk and singer-songwriter traditions with a pop sensibility. Observations on identity, self-dismay and claustrophobic social media combine intimacy with rock hooks and gauzier, more expansive atmospheres…
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Critic Concert Reviews
Backseat Mafia
May 24, 2022
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First of all and fitting nicely for the audience to settle down for the evening’s mesmerising guitar laden evocative songwriting was the superb Bess Atwell and Benjamin Francis Leftwich.
Looking out on the chilly venue Bess announces that tonight marks the end of the current tour. Cheers and applause erupt but Bess is sad, “that's not how I feel about it!”. Three weeks on the road bonding with her fellow musicians promoting her latest album Already, Always and she just doesn't want it to end.