Michael Runion of JJAMZ took some time before last night’s Webster Hall show to talk to After The Show — JJAMZ‘s debut album Suicide Pact is out now.
Plus a few shots I took of JJAMZ’s spectacular show at Webster Hall (but I was really just focused on the music):
Photo Credit: Lauren Dukoff
Thursday June 28th, Exitmusic headlined a packed show at Mercury Lounge, with opener Stagnant Pools.
I saw husband/wife band Exitmusic once before, opening for School of Seven Bells. This time, though, I noticed a few more songs that were really catchy: “The Modern Age” and “The Night.” The audience seemed to react better to the songs with clearer, more easily decipherable vocals.
The guitar notes in “The Modern Age” build a tension that resolves halfway through the first chorus with the introduction of the snare drum beat, and the vocal repetition of “Oh, on the run from the modern age” really hooks the listener in.
“The Modern Age”:
“The Night”:
Governors Ball 2012! Two amazing videos (+ photos) I took from the side of the stage of The Jezabels and Fiona Apple:
The Echo Friendly played at Mercury Lounge tonight, and I took this video of the band’s last song “Same Mistakes.”
“Same Mistakes” played during the end credits of an episode of Girls. Here’s the first live video of “Same Mistakes” ever on YouTube:
On May 9th I caught Swedish band We Are Serenades at Mercury Lounge.
We Are Serenades has two frontmen, Adam Olenius from Shout Out Louds and Markus Krunegard from Laakso. The band is touring to support its album that came out last month in the US.
“Daydreaming,” a softer song that emphasizes vocal harmony, and “Come Home,” surprisingly a Christmas song, were the two tracks that struck me as the best.
We Are Serenades played “Come Home” a bit faster live than on the record, and the increase in tempo made the song (especially the chorus) even catchier.
Album version of “Come Home”:
If you want to know more about the band, head to We Are Serenades’s website.
Saturday May 5th, I caught Exitmusic opening for School of Seven Bells at Le Poisson Rouge.
I was impressed with the force and power that Exitmusic exuded. Exitmusic’s songs would be perfect for the soundtrack of a movie – the music was dark, brooding, and cinematic.
Unique aspects of the set: The drummer played an electric bass drum, and the guitarist played with a violin bow on one song.
“The Hours” stuck out as the band’s best song. Check out a live version on KEXP:
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