Not only is the music catchy, but the lead singer also has a beautiful voice and the four part harmonies are tight and performed with authentic feeling. I would describe it as a grittier folk music--like an edgier Bon Iver.
Marcus Mumford fronts the folk/bluegrass band (who I hear is also the drummer for Laura Marling, another London based folk musician) passes the 'patting your head and rubbing your tummy' test the next level with his impressive ability to do multiple things at once. It's hard to quiet down a crowd at Mercury, and especially to follow a band like Temper Trap, which has a completely different vibe, but their first a capella song of the set brought the crowd to a moving hush.
Had to give a shout out to them for an awesome job at Mercury Lounge, it was a wonderful way to precede my trip to SXSW. Definitely of the best shows I've seen so far this year.
[Kudos to my friend Rob for the tip!]
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
The Black Lips at Bowery Ballroom
Caught a Black Lips show at Bowery Ballroom last Monday, and what can I say. They were full of energy, and the drummer was hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing at how animated he was...definitely in his own world, but not in a bad way. The show was preceded by an impromptu floor arm wrestling match between audience members (did they know each other? I have no clue), and a huge mosh pit formed in front full of giddy, sweaty fans. While I wouldn't say that they are my all time favorite band of all time, they were definitely fun to watch and seemed quite relaxed onstage.
Countdown to SXSW: 4 days! Woohoo! Austin here we come! :)
Countdown to SXSW: 4 days! Woohoo! Austin here we come! :)
Monday, March 9, 2009
"What's Natural" almost done
This weekend we were able to practically finishing mixing the track entitled "What's Natural" that we've been working on. I, for one, find it hard sometimes to just sit with one song and totally finish it from start to finish, but we've succeeded in doing that with this one. It is especially rewarding now that we have a better handle on mixing so that the song sounds decent in comparison to other songs that we listen to and love. It's also nice not to have to adjust the volume on my speakers every time I listen to a track of ours. Now I just need to redo the vocals on it and then we can tackle finishing some of the other dozens of tracks that we've started. The good thing is we are not at a loss for material; the unfortunate reality is that we need more time in the studio to work on tracks. Since right now we can only get in on weekends, there has been talk of getting up at 5am before John has to work. I don't know if that will actually happen, but that's the dream.
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