Victoria and Jacob come on to a sparsely populated Lexington; a massive shame as the electro-indie duo make a sound that couldn’t be more suited to 2010.   This is in no way meant as a slight, nor a suggestion that what they are making isn’t original, but more a rueing of the fact that while someone  like Ellie Goulding is getting every possible leg-up the industry can offer, these two are slipping through unnoticed when what they are making has infinitely more soul.

Synths and loops are the order of the day, with the upbeat melancholy of Passion Pit at their poignant best being an obvious comparison.   ‘No Certainty’ is gorgeous, with singer Victoria’s contrary lament of ‘with no certainty there is only fairytale/with no certainty there is no fairytale’ at its heart.  Her voice is the very definition of vulnerability and she gives the impression that she could break at any point, not least when she sings ‘I looked into the mirror to see what my body meant.’  With her eyes focused on some unseen point on the Lexington ceiling, she exudes a genuine sense of lowkey innocence that contrasts her from the other ladies barnstorming their way through the charts.  Vocally she brings to mind Lykke Li, though she doesn’t quite hare around the stage like the Swedish sprite.

In between songs Jacob, who does the majority of the knob-twiddling, is very chatty, thanking all and sundry for turning up on a cold Monday in Islington.  Although its all electronic it actually feels stripped back and bare; the only change to this being last song ‘There’s A War’, which seems to suffer from a bit too much going on.  Other than that and the fact they only played 5 songs no complaints at all, so forget the hype machine and dig a little deeper.





Victoria and Jacob have just started a remix compo for 'No Certainty'.  If you're a bit handy with that kinda thing have a goosey here

Posted In Live Reviews, Mar 08 2010. Words - David