pop after dark
Ella Boh at Larimer Lounge
On October 14, Ella Boh brought her first headlining tour to a sold-out Larimer Lounge, with Psylosia opening the night. From the opener’s powerhouse vocals to Boh’s darker approach to alternative pop, the lineup gave Denver a night of music worth checking out.
It’s easy for opening sets to fade into the background when the crowd is waiting for the main act, but Psylosia gave the room a reason to pay attention. Making an impression doesn’t always take a complicated production or elaborate performance; sometimes, it comes down to the voice and the delivery. Psylosia had both, bringing a vocal presence that stunned the room and giving anyone unfamiliar with the band a reason to keep them on their radar. And honestly, sometimes that’s what an opening set is supposed to do. You might walk in for one artist and leave with another name worth looking up. Psylosia gave the crowd a reason to do just that. The momentum from the opening set carried into the changeover as the crowd waited for Ella Boh to bring her dark pop energy to the stage.
Ella Boh doesn’t shy away from the darker corners of pop. Her music pulls together haunting vocals, moody production, and an alternative edge that gives it a little more bite. It's pop with the lights turned down and the rough edges left intact.
The BLURRY era has helped establish Ella Boh’s artistic identity, while her September 28 single, “A MiLLiON DAGGERS,” offered a fresh look at her evolving sound just ahead of the Denver show. The release adds another chapter to her growing catalog.
What makes Boh’s artistry compelling is how the music and its surrounding aesthetic work together. Pushing beyond familiar formulas and making room for something less conventional. It’s an approach that embraces everything alternative pop has room for, without feeling confined to the usual expectations of the genre.
The sold-out Larimer Lounge show gave Denver a chance to experience the artist behind the music and the visual world she’s creating. The BLURRY era remains an important part of that identity, but Boh’s willingness to experiment suggests there’s still plenty of room for her sound and creative direction to evolve.