[ATTENDED: May 9, 2023] Julia Pratt
I was so excited to get tickets to this Hozier pop up show. I actually assumed there would not be an opening act. Although with the show slated to start at 7:30, surely they must have someone first.
And indeed, a few days ago they announced it would be Julia Pratt, a young Philly musician who will also be playing Philly Music Fest this year.
Julia has a powerful voice and seems like the nicest person in the world. She was really sweet on stage and was genuinely delighted when people made heart signs back to her.
Her songs were simple (she told us which ones had been released or not) but catchy.
However, she did the thing that I hate the most in singers. She turned one syllable words into seventeen syllable words by hitting every note on the entire scale. It sets me on edge when singers do this and she did it constantly. To me it sounds like compensating for a weak voice or someone who can’t hit a note. But her voice was really nice when she sang normally.
But the crowd seemed to really enjoy the acrobatics so she kept doing it. And she seemed really nice so I hope she gets lots of success.
But for me, it was an unpleasant 30 minutes, but also because there were drunken women next to me who almost got in a fight when one tried to sneak past the other. Good grief.
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