Blog: i'm waking up to...

we weren't planning to go at first, but at the last minute, b and i got ourselves passes to see the xx and florence and the machine at the esplanade (many thanks v and a!). bursting with enthusiasm, florence delivered a spectacular show of epic proportions, with impressively high energy levels sustained to the very last song. in very stark contrast, opening band the xx operated with the barest of setups, presenting every note and breath to the audience's scrutiny. barring some rather disastrous sound engineering for the first few songs, the atmosphere they created was [...]

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