By Calli Ferguson | August 2, 2024
📸: shot by by Jill Boyatsis
Sir Woman’s Kelsey Wilson is a magnetic performer whose stage presence is grounding – it brings you straight to the present moment and magically connects you to your surroundings. Last week, Sir Woman’s Brooklyn Made show created a space of tears, laughter, jamming, goofy dancing – you name it.
The energy of the live show was unsurprising to anyone familiar with the Sir Woman discography. If you’re new to Sir Woman, you might also know Kelsey Wilson for her work as one-half of Austin’s Indie pop duo, Wild Child. Where Wild Child has a folk sound, the Sir Woman sound pulls from R&B and funk genres, which flow beautifully on Wilson’s soulful, buttery vocals.
The band opened with their new single, “Who You Gonna Love,” a catchy self-love tune that certainly set the tone for the openhearted warmth of the show. “Y’all look so good. Give it up for yourselves tonight,” Wilson offered the crowd of happy Brooklyn fans.
On stage with Wilson were familiar faces, whose incredible acts of their own warmed up the BK Made crowd that night. First up was a band called Sketch, whose vibrant energy was a fun first catch. And who would later make up the instrumental section for the evening’s headliner.
Then, Uncle Roy and Spice came together and shared their beautiful voices as a seamless, soulful duo before infusing Sir Woman’s set with dreamy background vocals. Together, the Sir Woman group felt wonderfully collaborative.
When Wilson joined them on stage, we noticed her long, silky robe that swept her ankles – the same kind she wore the last time we caught Wild Child’s tender stage at Racket. Throughout both sets, she’d throw her hair into a top-knot and take it out from time to time – it felt casual and comfortable. It’s many little things like this that make that live music space so notable, along with the big ingredient that made it electric: excellent music.
The set list included two new records yet to be released, and in addition to the new stuff, there were a few fun moments where the band played around with what we knew. The crowd sang along to the chorus of “Thinking ‘Bout Tomorrow,” giving us the kinds of chills that only a happy collective experience can spark. There was a shockingly smooth transition into none other than the iconic “No Scrubs,” and back to Sir Woman again, with the slow and juicy “Party City.”
It was an exceptionally awesome show with a full and present audience that Wilson later shared was, “the biggest crowd [they’ve] ever pulled in New York.” The audience all felt the love, as we often turned to strangers dancing around us to smile in awe at the collective experience of great music, love, and comfortability.
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📸: shot by by Jill Boyatsis
