Twin Shadow @ Middle East Downstairs (Pics)

You know you’re getting old when you attend a mid-week show and the opening band is all you can stay for because it’s getting too late. In the case of the Bear in Heaven and Twin Shadow show recently at Middle East Downstairs, I was fairly satisfied with what I was able to see with respect to Twin Shadow’s set.

I’ve been jamming to the debut album from this Brooklyn-based group for the past few weeks. Great driving music. The album is called Forget and it’s stooped in 80’s new wave. George Lewis Jr., the lead singer and guitarist, has a distinct Morrisey sound in his vocals. While listening to the album I rarely noticed the guitar play, at the show I couldn’t help but be struck but George’s chops on the six string.

While the album is squeaky clean in production due to the helping hand of Chris Taylor from Grizzly Bear, on stage the sound remains true to the album thanks to all those surrounding George on stage. The drummer [Name anyone?] is perhaps the only one that takes it up a notch from the live album. It’s usually a sign of a good drummer anytime he or she can violently toss long locks around almost to the point where the locks become a third element in the beating of the drum.

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Download “I Can’t Wait” (Via Pitchfork)

For a quick overview of how the Bear in Heaven set after Twin Shadow and some very impressive photos of the band, check out this review from Melophobe.