Laura Doggett at Heaven, gig review: Dark and seductive

She sways on the stage above the audience, wings of a white cape billowing around her

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With a voice that sounds far older than her 21 years and wonderful because it is so utterly unique, Laura Doggett still takes some time to secure the attention of her rowdy audience as she opens for Years & Years.

Her label appears to be determined to secure venues that suit her voice and persona, rather than just throwing her into any old dive.

So from a performance at the chapel-like Sam Wannamaker Playhouse in the Globe Theatre – a gorgeous, Jacobean-inspired wonder – earlier in the year to the underground tunnels of Heaven; she sways on the stage above the audience, wings of a white cape billowing around her.

She seems to be moving away from the songs she wrote as a teenager; from the slightly clumsy metaphors to stronger, confident themes of regret and redemption.

Delivering each word with the languorous wandering of Portishead's Beth Gibbons, along with that same, tentative reach, she closes on 'Moonshine': a dark, seductive trip that, unlike a few of Doggett’s earlier tracks, isn’t drawn out for too long.

Doggett is an exciting new female artist who has a lot to offer, and she’s clearly learning fast. By refining those lyrics and continuing to be selective with songs and venues that suit her, she will provide a refreshing diversion from the pop divas currently dominating the charts in Britain.

You can listen to Laura Doggett's song 'Phoenix' on our Spotify playlist