It was a drizzly evening over Manchester last night, but it didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits as Sounds of the City kicked off its first night at Castlefield Bowl with Lewis Capaldi. It’s the second time Scotland’s sweetheart has serenaded a Manchester audience with his sad songs this month, after a stellar set at Parklife.
Kicking things off was singer songwriter Emie Nathan, who released her debut EP in November. The young female artist has fewer than 10 songs in her Spotify back catalogue, but clearly made a good impression on Capaldi when he showed up to one of her gigs in January and asked her to support him on a few shows for the upcoming tour.
Much of her music written during the Covid lockdowns, the newcomer’s lyrics are a rollercoaster of emotions with an infectious pop track, making it easy to see why Lewis asked the London-based artist to be the one to open the show and set the tone for the evening.
