
Jeremy Williams-Chalmers
Arts Correspondent
P.ublished 6th February 2026
arts
Review
Trousdale, O2 Institute 3, Birmingham
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Quinn Andrea, Georgia Greene, and Lauren Jones are Trousdale. A trio formed at USC while studying music. They started singing together and built a distinctive sound centred on striking three-part harmonies. Little did they realise that their musical experiments would evolve into a recording career that endured long after their studies. Having released their sophomore album,
Growing Pains, last year to critical acclaim, they have embarked on a European tour to celebrate.
Before the trio can take to the stage to showcase their harmonies, another trio, Oliver Hazard, arrives onstage with a folk-driven sound that is also centred on lush harmonies. The Ohio-based trio have to date released four studio albums, and they showcase key cuts to an audience who are entranced by the soothing, uplifting tone of their vocals. With these shows marking their UK debut, it is apparent that they could easily find a huge following on these shores.
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After a brief interlude, Trousdale slink on stage without any pomp or ceremony and immediately launch into a set that sends tingles around the audience. With a sound centred on the beautiful union of their harmonies while allowing room for individual voices to shine, their presence is relaxed, and their between-song chat is unrehearsed and authentic.
With the tour celebrating their sophomore album,
Growing Pains, the setlist doesn't just deliver the album but also insight into their earlier work alongside a truly stunning cover of Fleetwood Mac's
The Chain.
Leaving the stage to deliver a truly tender rendition of
If You're Hurting from within the audience is effortlessly the standout moment of a set full of lovely moments. With a very real connection with their audience, their lyrics are touching and their delivery empowering.
Trousdale may not yet have the same status in the UK as on their home turf, but there is little doubt that with a sound as rich as this, they will soon be dominating the radio waves and stealing hearts across the mainstream over here too.