Few little ladies have such a strong and unique attitude as Louise Harman a.k.a. Lady Sovereign, as she proved at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut on Monday 8th June to a crowd of her young Scottish fans.

Much of Lady Sovereign’s set comprised of banter and muffled words into the mic, with the songs acting more as the ‘in-between’ commentary to the set.

The S-O-V opened her one-hour set with the catchy ‘Let’s Be Mates’ from her new album, Jigsaw. Accompanied by a drummer and a female DJ, Lady Sovereign used her voice as best she could to drown out the cheers from the crowd and the stomping beats. Sovereign entered the stage wearing baggy jeans, t-shirt and cap with shades, looking very much like one of the cool kids. However, the shades and cap soon came off, revealing her purple-and-red hair; quite different to her trademark side ponytail.

Much of Lady Sovereign’s lyrics portray her straight-to-the-point attitude, and intelligent yet quirky perception on life. Looking at Harman, it’s hard to believe such a small lady has such a big attitude and creative ability to get so far as taking the US by storm!

The set concentrated more on Sovereign’s older music, rather than from her new album, Jigsaw. The crowd went wild for such highlights as ‘Love Me or Hate Me’ and ‘I Got You Dancing’.

Harman’s colourful attitude conveyed well on stage - showing that she was comfortable in interacting with the crowd and her band. A fight ensued between two fans at the front of the crowd when Sovereign threw her towel into the audience, resulting in Sovereign using this as an opportunity to take a break and have a laugh with the crowd.

The set ended with the fast-paced ‘Public Warning’, whereby Lady Sovereign demanded a mosh pit, saying that she’d heard that “Scottish people like mosh pits” in her strong London twang. However there was no encore as such from Sovereign, as the lights quickly came on and the stage gear was dismantled.

However, the energy of each Lady Sovereign song is so great as to forgive the little lady for this missed bonus. Her clever and satirical lyrics shine through her extraordinary talent, and being the first non-American female to be signed to the Def Jam label in the USA, Lady Sovereign is proving that she is a big hit.

Review by Rebecca Hogg