Every little thing However The Lady have carried out their first gigs in 25 years at a pair of intimate London reveals.
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On April 6 and seven, Every little thing However The Lady – the duo of Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt – staged their first public live shows since 2000 at MOTH Membership in London. To mark the big day, Thorn and Watt performed a myriad of their unique hits, in addition to covers of songs from the likes of Charli XCX, Adrianne Lenker and extra.
The duo opened their April 6 present with a canopy of Cole Porter’s ‘Evening and Day’, and later within the set performed a canopy of Charli XCX’s ‘I Would possibly Say One thing Silly’. On the April 7 gig, in addition they carried out covers of Bridget St. John’s ‘Tune To Preserve You Firm’, Adrianne Lenker’s ‘Something’ and Household Stereo’s ‘Eliminated’.
Footage from the reveals has but to be made out there on social media.
Every little thing However The Lady’s MOTH Membership setlists had been:
April 6:
‘Evening and Day’ (Cole Porter cowl)
‘No Distinction’
‘Mine’
‘Hendra’ (Ben Watt track)
‘Tune To Preserve You Firm’ (Bridget St. John cowl)
‘I Don’t Perceive Something’
‘Smoke’ (Tracey Thorn track)
‘Winter’s Eve’ (Ben Watt track)
‘Single’
‘I Would possibly Say One thing Silly’ (Charli XCX cowl)
‘Run A Crimson Gentle’
‘Frost and Hearth’
‘North Marine Drive’ (Ben Watt track)
‘Small City Lady’ (Tracey Thorn track)
‘Eliminated’ (Household Stereo cowl)
‘Irene’ (Ben Watt track)
‘Downhill Racer’
‘Mirrorball’
‘Nothing Left to Lose’
’twenty fifth December’
We did it! Because of everybody for 2 fantastic nights at @Moth_Club. Listed below are some pics taken by our pal @edwardmbishop We can be again on the MOTH quickly 😍 pic.twitter.com/WhQ1YhrAL2
— EverythingButTheGirl (@ebtg) April 8, 2025
April 7:
‘Evening and Day’ (Cole Porter cowl)
‘No Distinction’
‘Mine’
‘Hendra’ (Ben Watt track)
‘Tune To Preserve You Firm’ (Bridget St. John cowl)
‘Something’ (Adrianne Lenker cowl)
‘Smoke’ (Tracey Thorn track)
‘Winter’s Eve’ (Ben Watt track)
‘Single’
‘I Would possibly Say One thing Silly’ (Charli XCX cowl)
‘Run A Crimson Gentle’
‘Frost and Hearth’
‘North Marine Drive’ (Ben Watt track)
‘Small City Lady’ (Tracey Thorn track)
‘Eliminated’ (Household Stereo cowl)
‘Irene’ (Ben Watt track)
‘Downhill Racer’
‘Mirrorball’
‘Nothing Left to Lose’
’twenty fifth December’
The live shows come after the band returned with their first new music in 24 years again in January 2023, dropping the stirring single ‘Nothing Left To Lose’. In April that very same 12 months, they dropped the album ‘Fuse’, their first report since 1999.
Upon its launch, ‘Fuse’ was given a glowing four-star assessment by NME and described as “immensely satisfying”. “Past the discharge of this challenge, the band have little in the best way introduced for upcoming reveals, however the power of their return on ‘Fuse’ is loads,” it learn. “That is the uncommon event of a reunion between collaborators – as companions, mother and father, creators – that proves how huge an influence their music has made on the panorama that has adopted, and to get pleasure from and seize this second whereas it’s right here.”
Talking to NME about their comeback, Watt mentioned: “We’ve by no means been a very nostalgic band – we’ve at all times been identified for making a special report each time. Typically that’s meant going in opposition to the mainstream, however we simply attempt to maintain ourselves and maintain issues up to date.
“We wished to return again with one thing modern-sounding,” he added. “We’re not on the market on the heritage path doing ‘better of’ excursions or enjoying arenas. We simply wished to make a chunk of labor that might sound nice now in 2023. That was the motive force.”