Music review: Joesef, SWG3, Glasgow
Joesef, SWG3, Glasgow ****
With sprays of flowers lashed to every available stand and a prevailing feelgood party atmosphere to greet him, he crooned some impressively luscious tenor notes offstage before showering the crowd in pink confetto to the smooth strains of Loverboy, a song as assured as its sentiments are wild and uncertain.
It is early days for this unassuming vocalist who is still building his confidence as a performer as well as his set, which consisted almost entirely of songs of first love and heartbreak executed with exquisite ecstasy and romantic regret.
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Hide AdThere was a poetic vulnerability to Play Me Something Nice, followed by a gorgeous bare ballad which further captured the agony and the ecstasy and then a more upbeat light funk soul number to illustrate the mellow spectrum of his Scotsoul sound.
Pink Santa hats were donned for an effortlessly phrased cover of Santa Baby before a further blast of confetti to accompany Limbo, a carefree tune with a bittersweet sentiment which received a deafening a capella reprise from the audience.
FIONA SHEPHERD