Jordana’s ‘Lively Premonition’ Tour Brings the Heat to Minneapolis
February 17th, 2025 - Minneapolis
Cold temperatures have never dissuaded Minnesotans before and February 17th was no different. Braving the negative temperatures, fans sold out the 7th St. Entry to see 24-year-old singer, Jordana with support from Rachel Bobbitt.
Opening the show was Toronto-based singer, Rachel Bobbitt. Bobbitt’s rhythmic and layered vocals filled the venue and captured the crowd. The attentiveness from the audience was almost unnerving. Bobbitt and her band played almost entirely new songs from her soon-to-be-released album slated for the fall of 2025.
The Lively Premonition Tour is an ode to her fourth LP of the same name. Jordana plays the entire album front-to-back live. This is something I’d love for more artists to do. It was a genius way to introduce fans to the backstory of each song and play songs that may not be considered obvious to play live. Beginning with “We Get By,” Jordana brought out her violin and impressively played the 40-second violin solo within the song. Making violins cool again, Jordana kept it close and incorporated it into the rest of her show.
Jordana’s music has undergone its fair share of transformation, and pinning her down to just one genre seems impossible. From lo-fi pop and folk songs to upbeat pop, Lively Premonition teeters on the edge of yacht rock and folk. Jumping from these different sounds showcases her growth as an artist and her different influences as she moves through various phases in her life.
Laced with her unique and dry humor, Jordana quipped with the audience about taking jokes too far while being worried everyone was upset with her. Her lyrics reflect her cynicism and humor especially in “Multitudes of Mystery” which features various spoken word moments involving farting and typical party girl gossip. Her conversation between songs teetered between impressions, jokes, and stories about the songs she played. She even enjoyed it when fans called out to her or made witty remarks while she was setting up for the next song. It was a bit chaotic but endearing at the same time.
As the show began to wrap up, Jordana slowed things with the latter half of the album. The “Anything For You” and “The One I Knew” explore a different side of heartbreak and love. While veering away from the party girl aesthetic showcased in “Multitudes of Mystery” and “Party Girl,” the latter half of the album includes more ballads. Ending the album and the show in that way ensured fans got the full experience of a Jordana album.
After wrapping up her album, she covered “Any Major Dude Will Tell You” by Steely Dan, and then played what she dubs the “TV Girl Trilogy,” which are three songs from her collaborative EP with the indie pop band TV Girl. Joking with the crowd, Jordana knew what most of the audience was there to see: Summer’s Over. The fans were visibly excited to hear these three songs and came alive.
The night concluded with “Better in the Dark,” which is Jordana’s most streamed song on Spotify. Once the show ended, Jordana stayed around to take photos with fans. Her tour wraps up with only a few more shows, ending in Boston, Massachusetts.
