This rising popularity was certainty evident tonight: When the band left the stage after the last song, the audience loudly applauded and cheered for more. Case in point: Her first two singles were streamed 1 million times on SoundCloud―even before she had a record deal. Her ability to pair guitar-driven, catchy pop music with heart-wrenching lyrics―she studied creative writing, after all―accounts for why she has been able to attract a steadily growing audience. When will I be willing to finally admit it's not real?") and the contradictions of self-awareness (in "Make It Better," she sings, "I want to be seen. … And every time you ask me how I'm feeling, I just smile and tell you that I'm fine.") to the struggle to face reality (the lyrics of "It's Not Real" include, "All our lives we just keep searching for what does not exist.
This down-to-earth relatability also is evident in Hazel English's song lyrics, which run the emotional gamut, from vulnerability (in "I'm Fine," she sings: "I can't deny I'm paralyzed from the inside. I should have thought of something more exciting, like juice." After musing on the merits of juice, she jokingly concluded, "I'm really good at banter as you can tell." When asked by an audience member what was in the bottle she was drinking from, she replied, "It's water. Hazel English―named an artist to watch by Stereogum and one many have said is on a "meteoric rise" (just Google her name and those two words)―is charmingly humble and sincere in person. In fact, several of the songs featured slight variations from the studio recordings, such as longer instrumental moments, which highlighted the band's rhythm section ("Make It Better") and intensive drumming ("Other Lives"). This lively environment might be unexpected when considering Hazel English's dreamy pop songs, but, with the accompaniment of her talented band, the live experience of her music is a notably upbeat affair.
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