Iamamiwhoami, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

It’s hard to think of an act who has whipped the music media into such a spin in recent times. Sending short music clips and locks of hair to journalists were all part of a clever, drip-fed strategy to create layers of hype and mystery around this Swedish electronic outfit. Tonight, the band played their first UK show, at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall; every seat is taken and all eyes are fixed on a large, covered box centre-stage that is being watched by eagle-eyed stage hands.

The band appears from backstage – Jonna Lee donned in a light blue leotard and the rest of the band dressed in white t-shirts, shorts and baseball caps. It’s all a little bit odd a first glance, but then what else would you expect from this enigmatic ensemble?

Lee’s soaring vocals suit the venue wonderfully, venturing into the audience to walk and sing amongst us. There may only be nine tracks on album ‘Kin’, but it’s enough to fill what feels like quite a lengthy set. A female backing singer adds to the atmosphere by echoing Lee’s ethereal vocals, with this translating especially well live on ‘Kill’, the double set of voices conjuring images of trekking through a forest surrounded by cooing owls.

Halfway through the set, Lee disappears behind the large, still covered, cube, only to reappear in a black leotard, with a shaggy blanket draped over her shoulders; it’s as if Aslan from Narnia has appeared in human form. Three songs before the set’s close, the stage hands finally unveil the mysterious box, which turns out to be a large cube that flashes numerous colours at varying intervals. During ‘Sever’ white lightening-esque streaks douse our eyelids, while ‘Good Worker’ sees red and green bolts emanate across the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

An impressive show from one of the most enigmatic bands currently around, with this debut UK live show demonstrating that iam… have real talent and that the hype was, in fact, justified. However, it remains to be seen whether the excitement surrounding the band will continue now that they have unveiled themselves and begun to play live shows.