Suki Waterhouse performs at Cafe du Nord in San Francisco on May 7, 2022. Matthew Medina/STAFF.

SAN FRANCISCO — Fresh off her release of her debut album, I Can’t Let Go, English model, actress and singer Suki Waterhouse hit the road for a four-night spring tour, making her second stop at Cafè du Nord.

With the stage colorfully lit, Waterhouse came out with three band members ready to play for the sold-out club. She started her set with an upbeat “Bullshit on the Internet,” mid-tempo “Devil I Know” and downcast “My Mind.” All of her songs were shrouded in a haze of shimmering guitar and synth; a cross of Mazzy Star and Indigo De Souza.

“This is crazy special,” she said. “I have basically never been to San Francisco before.” In fact, her only previous Bay Appearance took place at BottleRock Napa last fall.

Suki Waterhouse performs at Cafe du Nord in San Francisco on May 7, 2022.

A fan in the audience then gave Waterhouse a camera to take a picture of the crowd before she jokingly told the crowd, “Now, let’s not get distracted,” and continued with two older tunes; the driving, beat-driven “NEON SIGNS” and quicker-paced “Johanna.” Those sandwiched new cut “On Your Thumb,” which returned to the downcast, sad-girl vibes, a-la Lana Del Rey.

Waterhouse then introduced her debut single, 2017’s “Brutally,” which featured the same reverb-laden vocal haze but more of a folky vibe. The band began to pick up the pace with a cover of Donna Weiss’ and Jackie DeShannon’s “Bette Davis Eyes,” a song that was first made famous in 1981 by Kim Carnes, but wound down soon after with new album opener “Moves” and the dramatic “Melrose Meltdown.”

Abby Sage performs at Cafe du Nord in San Francisco on May 7, 2022.

Toronto-born and L.A.-based artist Abby Sage opened the show.

Sage mixed a folky singer-songwiter sensibility with modern percussion and production elements on the songs in her set, which included her latest single, “Force of Habit.” The song talks about going back to a doomed relationship.

Her set also included the atmospheric “When I Leave”  and a cover of Wheatus’ “Teenage Dirtbag.”

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