S.E.L. Soul took the stage to polite applause, suggesting that there were not too many die-hard fans in the audience, two hours later she departed to very warm applause, suggesting that many had been won over by her soulful songs.
I saw S.E.L. Soul in Maidstone 6 years ago. She played to a small audience but I felt that she had enough potential for me to go to Hideaway to see how she has progressed.
I enjoyed the two sets, Emma-Louise has a lovely voice and was confident enough to build her set around her self-written songs with the occasional cover. Most songs were delivered with the sound of a driving bass and drums but it was good that in the second set there was a slower segment which demonstrated just how good S.E.L.’s voice was and how well her guitar and keyboard players could play. Her cover of Stevie Wonder’s ‘I never dreamed you leave in Summer’ was beautiful. If you would like to sample S.E.L.’s music, I suggest you try ‘Elevation’ or ‘High’. This was a very enjoyable performance.
S.E.L. is certainly an artist to watch out for.
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