LIVE: Cult Of Luna / Brutus / A.A. Williams @ Stylus, Leeds
Swedish experimental post-metallers Cult Of Luna returned to the spotlight this year with the release of ‘A Dawn To Fear’, a spectacular record that contains some of the best work in their repertoire. It’s a bit of a mixed bag of light and dark, quiet and loud, and everything in-between, so it’s only fitting that tonight’s touring lineup reflects that. First up is A.A. Williams and her band, delivering a masterclass in considered, emotional songwriting. Every note counts as she paces from a hushed whisper to a soaring yet melancholy vocal, all whilst creating melodic clouds of delay and reverb with her guitar or playing haunting piano passages, backed by an obscenely tight rhythm section. A.A. Williams maybe isn’t the sort of artist you’d expect to see opening for a band like Cult Of Luna,...
