Holly Humberstone, a dynamic, emerging force in the music industry, has carved out a remarkable niche with her emotive and distinctively raw musical style. Emerging onto the scene with a sound that blends introspective lyricism with a contemporary indie-pop sensibility, Holly quickly captured the hearts of listeners worldwide. Her debut single, a poignant reflection of personal experiences, set the tone for a career marked by authenticity and emotional depth. In 2022, Holly achieved a triumphant milestone, receiving a second Ivor Novello nomination, this time for Best Song Musically and Lyrically, and was honoured with the BRITS Rising Star award, following in the footsteps of Adele and Florence & the Machine. She has supported Olivia Rodrigo and girl in red on their North American tours and also played Splendour in the Grass.
Tonight she plays a headline show at the Metro Theatre in Sydney to a capacity crowd. When I arrive at the venue, there is a queue that snakes all the way around the block. When the doors open, fans burst into the venue, eagerly taking up spots at the barrier.
The crowd, a sea of young, mostly female faces, is a buzzing hive of excitement as they eagerly await Holly’s emergence. When the lights dim and she strides on stage it’s like a match struck in darkness, her presence igniting the room in a blaze of indie-pop glory.
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[…] Holly Humberstone emerges first, slipping into the haze with the kind of quiet magnetism that feels effortless. Her voice cuts through the cool air, brittle and tender and entirely her own, as she moves through songs that stretch between confession and catharsis. She tells us she’s been in the studio working on her next album — a casual aside that sends a ripple of excitement through the crowd. Humberstone won the Brit Award for Rising Star in 2022, and it’s easy to see why: she’s self-possessed without being distant, emotional without losing control, the kind of performer who makes a rainy field feel like a bedroom window left open at midnight. (Backseat Mafia caught Humberstone at the Metro theatre last year.) […]