Concert Review: The Belle Game Free You From Fear At Elsewhere
When I saw The Belle Game at Brooklyn Steel, I noted their eagerness to bring positivity and openness to their crowd. They did not lose that goal in their Elsewhere show. Yet, they did transform their methods. In the small, Brooklyn room, they used its cozy, intimacy as a way to let loose their emotional punches.
Singing off their epic album, Fear Nothing, lead singer Andrea Lo’s shirt message, Free Yourself, was befitting for their overarching theme: when you are free in who you are then you fear nothing. To own yourself as an entity is to free it of identity. “Shine”, “Yuh”, “I Want Nothing” and “Spirit” leaped from stage to crowd as light-beams zooming with enlightenment. I always say, “When artists feel bigger than the space, then they deserve bigger spaces!”. The Belle Game felt huge, of which the crowd was vacuumed into their energy.
I said it before, and I will say it again, Andrea Lo is a powerhouse. Fighting a bit of a cold, she belted her notes for all their sentimental values. She showed range and a crisp control; tossing her notes like perfect pitches at a baseball game Yet, it was her perfect grasp of her vocals that emanated her eternal determination to equally perfect her grasp over her feelings. Standing center in an ornate rug, barefoot, and throwing herself on the floor to sing verses on how to heal brokenness, Lo felt truly free. She never fails to present what she preaches: self-reflection. I could not help but think of Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” video; where the songstress stood center as everything changed her around her, and she recognized she did not feel right about it. Andrea Lo has stepped from that idea to take action; if she is not feeling right then she is going to do something about it!
Belle Game – Spirit
While lyrically/ thematically The Belle Game soar, their sonics keep you dancing on the floor. They reminded me of early No Doubt, and how the band fumed pop music for its melodramatic flares. There is something incredibly and deliciously dramatic to their soundscapes that make their electro waves fill the room like a soap opera. In perspective, it makes sense; shedding your fear can change your life dramatically. For More Information On The Belle Game Click Here.
