--- Chad Urmston casually walks on in a skirt that he never references during the show. Was it a sign of solidarity with trans people after Texas tried to enact a new bathroom law? If so, right on, Chad.
--- “Be Gone”: smoky start! Hark yelps, “Yes -- the catchy one!” Awesome whoosh section three quarters through. Best new song opener I've heard at a concert.
--- “Circles Around the Sun." Lights cool -- song still mediocre. So long, mediocrity -- harmonica brings it up!
--- “Passerby.” Yay for Steve Busch. “What a little child” is a catchy chorus I'd somehow missed. Jam!! I am excited for a song I barely liked in the past.
--- “Windylike” and “Fallin’”: meh.
--- Anna Hickman transforms “Bang Bang”!! She’s on point with her hand motion, head bobs, and RAP LYRICS. The tambourine’s cool too. Anna's self-described “15-year-old coming out” is worth the price of admission.
--- The atmosphere in “Curse + Crush” is first-rate. Love the Band of Horses “Funeral” vibe -- especially in enunciation on “shiiine”!
--- “Open Up”: Hahaha at Alex's literal “relax man off your back” on Anna's back. For at least the fourth time tonight, they've taken a song I barely knew from the albums and made it so much better.
--- “Cover This”: too soft for me, but cool hand-held maracas and ukulele. I also like how the drummer becomes singer.
--- “Rice Water”: “This song is about parents from Central and South America who put their kids on trains north in search of a better life.” Another unexpected love. I want to look online and read more!
“Flying Horses”!!!!! Glorious. The crowd got louder at each chorus, Anna and I auditioned for Dancing With The Stars, Hark ran Hark In Charge, and Alex cracked up the entire time. So. Much. Bouncing. Our CALVES.
--- Kiss at the end of “Bound By Love.”
--- “The General”!!! I do not owe Tom Swindell an eaten bongo. (Before the show, Tom had not been sure they would play “The General.” I was sure they would – I said I would eat a bongo if they didn’t. The only thing I ended up eating was [quality] Columbia pizza at Tom’s place afterward.)
--- “Bats in the Belfry”: jam city!!!
--- “Skin The Rabbit”: yet another strong song from the new album. Props.
--- “Here We Go”!! This show has been a perfect mix of their new and old albums. Interesting addition of the opener Marco Benevento on piano. Aww, he's so excited to play.
--- Awww at our gut clasp during “Out Loud.” There are ten made-up riffs in the middle, but the vocal in the last one is strong.
--- 20 year bandmate Pete Francis is off tour due to depression, and they offer a uplifting message. Good for them.
--- “Only The Wild Ones.” Gah for it sounding like Givers' “Up Up Up,” but wooo for it as a song. Different band members playing the trumpet and clarinet?! For Hark, they need to bring out a clarinet!
--- “Elias”!!!! No need to mess with a classic. Body summary of the rest of the show.
Grade: A
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