Former model Lissy Trullie had the thankless task of opening for Blondie on Monday at Highline Ballroom. Not bothered by the occasional heckler, she played a good enough and then some set of guitar based dance, with jammy sidetracks and a hard bottom.
Lissy is a still presence, glued to her mic, but she made up for it with a smart, pleasnt attitude and a handful of good to really good (and one great ssong0.
Think of her as a bass heavy Robyn with a rasp to her voice. On a real good song, she croons "You don't have to say I love you too" she sings on "Self Taught Learner" -the title track of her new album incidentally.
Against the odds, the sexually ambiguous but extremely attractive Lissie manages to maintain control of the audience until she ends the set with a thrilling "Boy Boy" -her biggest song to date and which with her band surrrounding her she manages to complete ignite.