The Veronicas, Heaven - music review: the twins are having the last laugh

The Veronicas dressed to impress fans who have kept the faith - and seemed thrilled to be back
Proving a point: Lisa & Jessica Origliasso at their first London gig since 2009 (Picture: Steve Gillett/Livepix)
Andre Paine12 March 2015

Taking seven years between albums should be fatal for a pop act’s career, but perhaps not for Australian twin sisters The Veronicas.

Having languished in legal limbo with their former label, Lisa and Jessica Origliasso, 30, are having the last laugh. Their comeback single made the top 10 and the third album is finally released next week.

So they had a point to prove with their first London gig since 2009 — and nothing proves a point like a Latex crop top and skintight trousers.

The sisters gyrated and wiggled during the southern rock of Sanctified, which was more convincing than Lisa’s rapping over the juddering synths of Did You Miss Me (I’m A Veronica).

For anyone unclear about the band name, there was a sample from Eighties film Heathers, which starred Winona Ryder as the Veronica that inspired the duo.

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The Origliasso sisters were child actors themselves, and last night it seemed as if they had each taken on the role of sassy female singer. Nevertheless, it was an effective performance as they leaped around to the brattish punk-pop of 4ever and the slamming electropop of Hook Me Up.

Jessica occasionally strummed a guitar and the duo were backed by what she described as their “pretty sexy band”. The drummer played with his shirt off, so it wasn’t just the ladies baring the flesh.

For all the musicians’ energy on stage, the sound could be murky and older songs bore the imprint of distant musical trends. But the sisters displayed their impressive vocal range on ballads built to last, including Always (co-written by Emeli Sandé) and the hit You Ruin Me.

They also remembered to show their gratitude to fans who have kept the faith. After so long away, The Veronicas seemed genuinely thrilled to be back.

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