The lyrics might have been heart wrenching but the show was far from depressing, the brilliant lights and synths creating a trance that made the experience one of a kind.īlake chatted a bit about how much he’s wanted to come to Houston for a while, especially because it was Beyonce’s hometown and that it was a bit difficult to get to every city because of how big the States were. Despite being a pretty sad, melancholy kind of album, James Blake and his band had the entire venue in awe and jumping together the whole time with an out of this world set up, amazing live instrumentals that made you appreciate his music even more, blending so perfectly with a digital backdrop that changed with each song, from different geometric shapes to a shadow of a bird flapping its wings in orange lights before exploding into a swarm of butterflies. After an amazing opening, the colors changed again and the hypnotic beat of “Timeless” started to play followed up by “A Limit To Your Love” from his past album Overgrown, then “Love Me In Whatever Way”, and the ever so beautiful “My Willing Heart”. The audience came alive as he started crooning the lyrics to “ Life Round Here” while lights dimmed and flashed and instruments brought the venue to life. We were greeted with blinding white light that soon turned into purple as Blake hit a few keys before kicking it off with an all time favorite.

Finishing off with a new song he had not yet released, Moses thanked the crowd and ducked off as the stage began to transform into something else. He gave off an easy going, chill vibe making little sarcastic side comments here and there that only a few with a good sense of humor would understand. In less than 30 seconds, he had a whole beat, created in front of our very eyes and began singing “Worth It” into a different mic, hitting notes higher than we all thought possible. After a couple of seconds of more than a 1,000 people shushing, he started to add different beats such as snapping his fingers and tapping his microphone while adding different ranges of vocals. Moses gave a little small talk, introducing himself then asking us to make “shhh” sounds.

I had never heard of Moses before and judging by the shocked expressions of the people around me once he started singing, neither did most of the crowd. It’s spacious and dark setting gave the perfect mood for the stage setting Blake had in store for us, but not before letting Moses open up with a couple of songs. Known for being an iconic venue with a long and respected historical significance, House of Blues has been the spot for many great artists and bands to perform at. James Blake finally made it to Houston while travelling across North America for his Colour In Anything tour, bringing out Los Angeles native Moses Sumney as an opening act whose voice to simply put, was jaw dropping.

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