DIZZY LIVE AT BUSH HALL
Live at Bush Hall, London 09/03/2020
Canadian, indie-pop, foursome Dizzy have been making waves in the music scene since the release of their album ‘Baby Teeth’ in 2018. Made up of lead singer, Katie Munshaw and three brothers Alex, Mackenzie and Charlie Spencer, their bright and summery sound makes their music comparable to the likes of Wolf Alice, Mac Demarco and Maggie Rogers.
Supporting Oh Wonder at Bush Hall, Dizzy’s task was to impress an unknowing audience, a mean feat for any band. Luckily, they embraced the challenge with humility and confidence and quickly mobilised the crowd into applause; their happy-go-lucky sound executed effortlessly live.
Lead singer Munshaw made her faultless vocals look easy, combining them with a captivating ‘Pennylane’ style stage-presence which demonstrated that she was exactly where she should be; in front of a crowd. Remaining relatively shy between songs, Munshaw was most comfortable when singing and stomping her Dr. Martens; she boasted an appreciative smile throughout the set, appearing to love every minute.
Halfway through came ‘Sunflower’, Dizzy’s 2020 release - a track which seems to epitomise their sunshine sound. The band came into their own here, showing a new confidence and deliberateness in their performance. ‘Sunflower’ was written by lead Munshaw as a ‘snap out of it’ to herself when she felt low or unconfident - live, this was evident as she bounced about the stage throwing her long hair around: “I wanna hear the sound / Of what a broken heart does / When I fling it to the ground” The song felt like the beginning of something - a defiant comeback from pain perhaps? It teases more of what we might come to expect from this talented band.
Playing ‘Twist,’ released in 2019, the poignant and graphic lyrics contrasted with Dizzy’s carefree sound, making for a powerful combination and showing their music has more depth than at first glance; “There is a hole that's inside of my chest /In the place of a heart/ In the shape of your fist.”
In Bush Hall, their bright and light music felt like a sprinkling of summer, a much needed imagination inducer for a wet winter evening in West. Dizzy are a breath of fresh air; they are confident, but humble and genuine, and their bouncy and enchanting performance is certain to have hooked new ears.
Image Credits: Megan Graye
