“Looking Through”: I somehow hadn't known the name, but this
upbeat barnburner got me pumped!! Sounds
like it should be the closing track in some indie coming-of-age movie.
“Whose Authority”: meh energy.
“Hi-Speed Soul”: immediate improvement -- funk! Awesome
spacey slowdown, sideswipe, and roar in the back half!!
“Thank you for welcoming us back to the Black Cat, and for
being choosing us for the night.”
“Friend Hospital”: meh sound.
“The Plan”: ooh, an early song. Love the darkness and
perfect shift to “Killian’s Red”!!
“So Much Love”: a new song -- about the positivity needed to
combat bad actors. Appreciate the lyrics, not the melody.
“Inside of Love”:!!!! Nothing dark or fancy, just
earnest beauty. Reminds of great Idol moments where someone would
get up, sing a simple song, and move.
“What Is Your Secret?”: solid.
Matthew Caws’ dad taught at GW and inspired him to write a
song “Song For Congress.”
Not sure why the long dreadlocked guitarist has a
cigarette/lollipop(?) in his mouth the whole show, lol. Cool look though.
“Cold to See Clear”: a rare new song that definitively
WORKS. Amp, amp, amp, then smooth ending. Between that, “Blonde on
Blonde,” and the next song, I’m approaching “Hyperspace”!!! Awesome unedited
light effect during “Hyperspace.”
“Looking For You”: solid new song.
“Paper Boats”: supposed to be chill. Comes too close to
still.
“We love what we do, and doing it for you, and we can’t see
why we wouldn’t.” Awww!
“See These Bones”: unexpected burst at the end!
“Something I Should Do”?!?! It’s a wild, unknown new
song. It feels like an updated, socially-conscious
“Popular”.....on meth.
Heh: Nada Surf water bottles go to clean water charities.
“Blizzard of 77”!! So smooth.
“Always Love” / “The Blankest Year” !!!!! I’d never heard “Always Love” live, and I
wondered if I’d had to buy new shoes after “Blankest Year.” So…much…jumping. :)
Grade: A
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