{"id":56029,"date":"2019-10-01T15:22:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T14:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=56029"},"modified":"2019-10-01T15:22:23","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T14:22:23","slug":"live-review-jonatha-brooke-the-islington-london-28-09-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/10\/live-review-jonatha-brooke-the-islington-london-28-09-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Review: Jonatha Brooke, The Islington, London, 28\/09\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Merging expressive folk, melodic pop and edgy rock, singer, songwriter and musician Jonatha Brooke took to London\u2019s prestigious The Islington for a headlining gig that showcased a selection of songs that spanned the course of Brooke\u2019s two decade long back catalogue.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Signifying the start of her set with opener \u2018Back In The Circus\u2019, the title track taken from Brooke\u2019s fourth studio album instantly filled the intimate room with some sweet folk-rock sounds. With a unique personality and magnetic vocals to match, Jonatha, even in the opening sequence of her gig already captured the attention of the small capacity audience, commanding the room like the true professional she is.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The middle of Brooke\u2019s set sees the singer performing some material from her recently released EP \u2018Imposter\u2019. The tracks are full of raw honesty and lyrical relatability, as songs such as the passionate \u2018\u2018Imposter\u2019 and fiercely empowering \u2018Fire\u2019 put on a dazzling display of mesmeric vocals and ambient acoustic guitars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ending on climatic closer \u2018In the Gloaming\u2019 from Jonatha\u2019s live album, dating back to its 1999 release date round of Brooke\u2019s unique show. A traditional American folk song, this live version of \u2018In The Gloaming\u2019 is given the alluring acapella approach, with scenic lyrics and soft singing seeing out Jonatha Brooke\u2019s set at The Islington in sophisticated style.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Check out Jonatha Brooke&#8217;s recent release &#8216;Imposter&#8217; below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uxbjqGiSFhI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merging expressive folk, melodic pop and edgy rock, singer, songwriter and musician Jonatha Brooke took to London\u2019s prestigious The Islington for a headlining gig that showcased a selection of songs that spanned the course of Brooke\u2019s two decade long back catalogue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":56030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[21450,7],"tags":[131,6489,22605,22604,18471,116],"class_list":["post-56029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gig-reviews","category-music","tag-concert","tag-gig-review","tag-imposter","tag-jonatha-brooke","tag-polly-havelock","tag-review"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-ezH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53234,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/09\/imposter-ep-is-an-honest-ode-to-self-love-and-acceptance\/","url_meta":{"origin":56029,"position":0},"title":"Imposter EP Is An Honest Ode To Self-Love And Acceptance","author":"Polly Havelock","date":"05\/09\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Jonatha Brooke is back with her latest effort in a long line of successful musical releases. 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