The Album review

This fun, light-hearted vibe is refreshing. When Golding and Masui start singing through a playlist of their favourite 1990s songs - R’n’B and hip hop with a few pop hits thrown in – it’s like joining two friends hanging out, reminiscing and having a laugh. It’s a reminder of what dance and music means, of how it connects people and, perhaps, of the importance in sharing the joy of that.

So it’s fitting that SAY also uses The Album as a platform to bring artists together. Each show features live performances from music artists, including an artist local to each venue it plays. At the Old Market, Brighton, the performances by spoken-word artist Holly Williams and Brighton-based rapper and producer Bobbie Johnson are highlights. Each brings their unique style and approach to the stage, and their performances build on the sense that artists and audience are sharing the energy and vibe of an evening together.

Films created by Omari Carter and Cher Nicolette are equally integral. Projected on to a backdrop and deftly incorporated into the live performance, they offer another perspective on the connectivity between SAY and the artists they work with.

In these collaborative moments, The Album begins to delve a little deeper into the potential interactions this show could explore between dance and music, but they are only briefly explored. As much as the show plays on its casual, approachable vibe, it could push further that interplay and, ultimately, its use of a simply structured gig-format. Still, it is a refreshing, fun and joyful work that, at its heart, invites its audience to share in SAY’s love for dance, music and moving together.