Tonight's rehearsal has been simply amazing. The girls are really focusing on the set lists that they'll be playing in the park on the 22nd (this weekend!) and at The Slaughtered Lamb on 4 September.
It is really cool to watch the girls rehearse. The smallest changes to the songs make a huge difference and all of a sudden they go from sound really good to just simply amazing. You can hear them getting stronger and stronger with every note they play.
Tonight they rehearsed "Mercy" for the first time that I had heard live. I've listened to the song on Last.fm and MySpace and I've even heard Amy play it at parties as a solo. I've always thought it a lovely song. But then you add Rachel's voice and Fiona's strings to Amy's voice and guitar and suddenly the song is epic.
I can't wait for more people to hear how they are sounding. The girls are really focusing on the sounds of the strings and creating shivers with harmonious vocals that resonate somewhere deep... maybe in the memory somewhere. Come see them this Saturday at The Slaughtered Lamb. You'll hear exactly what I mean.
