LIVE REVIEW: KAWALA @ Crash Records, Leeds
05/03/2022
After the release of their ‘Better With You’ debut Album Friday, KAWALA joined their fans at Crash Records for a unique and intimate acoustic show and record signing.
I found myself to be in a neat little spot and wasn’t much room for photos and I didn’t want to compromise other people’s view or the surrounding records in the store, So I decided to make the executive decision of living in the moment, take in the atmosphere, get involved where I could and watched.
Additionally, to the lack of space, it was strange to see but no shock to see the band mounted upon the front desk, utilising a cajon’s pops and booms provide rhythmic beats and two warm acoustic guitars and acoustic bass.
Points go to the vocals especially to project and perform without the use of mics, both melody and harmony replicated the album perfectly.
Ending the set with ‘Never Really Here For Long’ teaching the audience to sing the backing vocals to fulfil a big space in the song that turned out beautifully.
Finally the song ‘Mighty River’ fully stripping back to 3 chords and two harmonising vocals that were pitch perfect to each other.