DAYGLOW: A NIGHT OF COLOURFUL INDIE POP AT SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE

Dayglow is everything you know and love about the world of indie pop. Vibrant. Dreamy. Fun. Over the last few years, Sloan Struble (now known as Dayglow) has carved out his unique blend of dream-pop and undeniable energy through a string of addictive hits.

Now a multi-platinum artist, his latest self-titled record is his maturest He sees him performing at his biggest London headline: O2 Shepherds Bush Empire.

Over 22 tracks, the Texas native takes London on an emotional rollercoaster, dancing around enormous hits from his debut Fuzzybrain scattered around fan-favourites from the three follow-ups. While the earlier tracks received a huge reception, you can’t deny the love for the likes of Close To You or Then It All Goes Away.

Everything felt bursting with colour, from the groovy riffs (Medicine) to classic indie pop (Run The World!!!). Interestingly, the latter was started with a cover of Everybody Wants To Rule The World, which suited the artist better than you could imagine. Perhaps one-day Dayglow may rule the world – judging by this crowd, he’s not too far off. Somebody cries out “I love you Dayglow”, as he shouts back “I love you too. More than you could imagine”.

As these shows supported Dayglow’s latest record, the setlist included five from the bold new style. The fuzzy guitars behind Every Little Thing I Say I Do really stood out, as did Mindless Creatures and the ear-worm Cocoon. To the audience’s surprise, Dayglow also whipped out two new and unreleased tracks, implying a new EP could be sooner than you may think.

Aside from the powerful encore, the night came to a close on ultimate indie royalty Can I Call You Tonight?. It wouldn’t be an understatement to say this one soundtracks the warmer months, including ours, and has done since it dropped back in 2019.