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Romy made us dance in a show that transformed the Airmax stage into a nineties club and surprised us with unexpected songs.
Romy It was one of the most anticipated presentations on Saturday within the AX ceremony and she showed us why she is one of the greatest artists today. With a pretty strict setting where she is the focus of the show, and in which Francine Perry She is the main person responsible for releasing the songs, Romy fascinated us with her live voice and also with inversions of some of her songs.
A party to celebrate the pride that enjoys being themselves
The most important thing is to overcome and enjoy love
Romy dedicates his entire album to his current wife, Vic Lentaignein a love letter that also talks about the difficulties of romantic relationships, especially as a person from the LGBT+ community.
She manages to bring all of this into his live show with a celebration of lifesomething that was very clearly felt in songs like “Enjoy Your Life” with an expanded mix and in the immense “Stronger” he comes with Fred again…one of the best moments of the night.
From the start of the show, Romy throws out songs that you would think would come at the end of the set, but she starts with songs like “Weightless” and “She’s On My Mind” so we’re dancing from the first bar.
Francine Perry worked behind her rehearse And Grind Specials for this show, and Romy sometimes plays with her own voice, samples it and also adds effects, something that is a lot of fun.
He conveyed that you have to have a good time on stage
Romy wore a smile throughout her entire show, with her special mix of tenderness and energy, and some of the moments we celebrated the most were when she danced uncontrollably, with her hair shaking and twitching. There doesn’t seem to be much left of the withdrawn guitarist from The xx as he was at the beginning.
With adjustments to her original songs, Romy creates a set in which she sings everything live and tries out her own voice, devoting herself solely to effects at times with Fancine. Of course he continues dancing as best he can, which undoubtedly infects you with his energy.
A surprising and well thought out setlist from Romy, with an ideal look
Although she barely has a solo album, Romy has chosen the songs that make you dance the most, like “The Sea,” “Strong,” and “Did I.” Additionally, we were pretty excited to see if the singer would play or at least sample something from The xx. It was like this. Romy touched us very much with a very danceable remix of “Angels” and also reminded us that the band hasn’t visited us for seven years.
“Are you with me Mexico?” said the singer while singing the special arrangement of “Angels,” perhaps the most sung song of her set, which showed that we desperately need a new album and tour from the English trio. The sampling started subtly and exploded in a moment where literally everyone was screaming with excitement. A very well done remix, subtle but with the emotional power that only the xx can achieve.
As a further surprise, Romy also said she premiered a song that sounds very good live, with very loving lyrics about loving someone forever, and in the same tone line as the songs in her Mid Air, elements of House And disc.
The visuals are beautiful, with neon aesthetics and Vaporwave. This transformed the Airmax stage into a huge club, completely in Romy’s 90s look.
Romy said in her talk that new music is coming and we hope to maybe return to CDMX next Headlinersor if it’s not too much to ask, with the new release of The xx.