Sky Larkin, MPHO, Beth Jeans Houghton

With the sparkle of Marina and the Diamonds still flashing bright in our peepers, tonight features a holy trinity of burgeoning female talent to bring our Hoxton Bar and Kitchen residency to an awe-inspiring finale.

Beth Jeans Houghton, festooned in a wig so big you’d have to pay rent to wear, kicked of proceedings with her brand of odd ball, off-kilter folk frivolity.
The choir-esq delicacy of 'Barely Skinny Bone Tree' echoed eloquently over intricate guitars while the shimmering 'I will return I promise' glowed with a tropical tingle and unhinged anti-folk hoopla.

Up next and it was the strut and shizam of South African born, London based pop-tress MPHO. Cutting, splicing and flirting between genres, she steam rolled her way through a vibrant, multi-coloured set that included the Martha and the Muffins sampled 'Box N Locks' and the body-poppin grind of 'Fix Ya Face'. Set highlight and Kate Bush cover 'Running Up That Hill' proved a stunning, emotional backdrop to a show overflowing with style and sass.

The alt-rock roar of Leeds three piece Sky Larkin brought down the curtain on our penultimate show of the week in thrashing, thunderbolt style. Led by the frenetic, sweet vocals of Katie Harkin and under pinned by Nestors unrelenting pound of ravenous drums the set growled with all the intensity of early 90s Seattle grunge. Mixing misfit melodies punctuated by a lo-fi crackle, the band quickly showcase why Radio One’s Huw Stevens is such a massive fan. Both 'Antibodies' and 'Keepsakes' rattle and rage with intensity but it’s the more sophisticated number, 'Fossil I' that provides us with a set highlight and a truly stunning piece of fuzzed-out pop craftsmanship.

So as the last chords ring out for the end of residency at the Hoxton Bar and Kitchen, we set sail for Cargo safe in the knowledge that over the past 4 nights we’ve bared witnessed to some of the greatest new music to ever filter through our frazzled little brains.