ROSALIE CUNNINGHAM
VENUE THE NIGHT OWL, BIRMINGHAM DATE 20/09/2023
Multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer Rosalie Cunningham might be best known from her Purson days, but she continues to mingle through the hippie age and captivates with her own unique and eclectic blend of baroque’n’roll.
She struts onstage in Birmingham with a retro-looking Gibson SG strapped across her black velvet jumpsuit. Her bandmates equally look like they’ve been plucked out of a 70s photoshoot, especially guitarist Rosco Wilson with his orange-tinted specs, as they launch into opener Start With The Corners. It’s a slow burner; there are plenty of shimmering guitar tones to hang on to and a Doors-esque groove-laden jam that spirals into the woozy riffs of Ride On My Bike. Its fuzzy tones explode into a space-rock high and a solo fit for an early Queen record, Cunningham’s deep yet dreamy vocals and resonating vibrato technique sitting comfortably in early Grace Slick territory.