[ATTENDED: May 9, 2022] Companion
I
last saw Tori Amos over 20 years ago. I wasn’t sure if I’d ever see her again and then this tour was announced. I liked the new song from the new album and since it was the met and I was able to get presale tickets, I figured I’d give it a shot.
It wasn’t clear to me who would be opening for her, if anyone. But as the show drew closer the date was listed as Tori Amos and Companion. Which was confusing to be sure. I’d never heard of a band called Companion. Was this a suggestion that Tori would have a companion on stage?
Well, it soon became clear that Companion is a band. A duo, actually. As their site explains:
Companion is the Fort Collins, CO-based duo of identical twin sisters Sophia and Jo Babb. The pair’s music presents immaculate harmonies, delicate folk melodies, and a nuanced approach to songwriting that feels at once lighthearted and weighted with palpable empathy.
The duo came out in spectacular outfits. Sophia in a yellow, wildly patterned 70s era pantsuit (and straight hair) and Jo in a floral shirt and jeans (and curly hair).
Sophia started singing in a lovely voice over acoustic guitar and then Jo added lush harmonies and gentle electric guitar. And that’s what they did. It was really pretty.
They told amusing stories between songs. Stories about their family and each other and how these stories impacted the songs that the wrote. And with each song their harmonies seemed to be lovelier than the last.
They played for about 30 minutes and were a perfect gentle warmup for the show that was about to start.
I don’t have a setlist for the show, but I know they played 23rd Street and How Could I Have Known as well as a song that I think wasn’t on their album. They would pair very nicely with Phoebe Bridgers and a weekend folk show.
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