We got photos from Thursday night's show at The Space in Hamden - it wasn't actually as dark in there as these photos would have you believe. Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Bear Hands headlined.
While Ed probably disagreed, the performance by the four-piece kept on pace with the night's earlier Kiss Kiss. The band said they finished up two new songs that week - "Belongings" and "Life at the Impound" - which they were enthusiastic about trying out at this live performance. Bassist Val Loper quickly claimed that "Belongings", a tune that doesn't stray far from the quartet's catalogue and is slightly more upbeat than the latter, was more of a success.
I'd argue that both, spread between the likes of "Bad Blood" and "Long Lean Queen" off their Golden EP kept the energy high and the crowd enthralled. I'll look forward to seeing these guys again, hopefully in Brooklyn, though Thursday's performance in their native Connecticut was gratifying.
Kiss Kiss, the acoustic Brudher and the overwhlemed See/Saw rounded out the ticket.
Kiss Kiss - from Thursday's performance, I now understand what they mean when they say that the band is like a black house cat. Stylistically, they produce an elegant and glossy sound. Their music is a degree of deeper-brooding than My Chemical Romance, but much more open to the Eastern European mystery and old-world fun.
1 comment:
wtf did you just try to say at the end?????
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