--- “Lucid Dreams” adds unexpected lights; “Jacqueline” adds Alex Kapranos’ full-body kicks!
--- “Always Ascending” never ascends.
--- “I love playing The 9:30 Club.” We love you playing here. Well, Danny doesn’t, since it’s far from her favorite band, and she can barely see the stage. [Should have realized the height issue months later when prepping for Noah Kahan…]
--- “Evil Eye” features a ton of funky, playful call-and-response light work. Somehow it’s my favorite so far?!
--- THE FIGHT!!! There’s literally a fight in the audience, and the band stops the whole show. That’s a first. The band isn’t thrilled by the fight, but it’s a huge boost for the next song. When they restart, “Do You Want To” EXPLODES. So high-energy!!! Woo at the “lucky lucky” response section.
--- “Dark Side of the Matinee” loses a bit live. Brilliant song though.
--- “Walk Away”!!! So well-paced. A rare song tonight that I leave with *more* appreciation for.
--- “Billy Goodbye”: At least Danny liked my Brody-esque “what is DAT” to the clangy malaise of it all.
--- “Love Illumination”!!!! It fully survives any stress. So damn good — especially the hammy two-guitar interplay. DANNY CLAPS. “The Fallen” keeps the energy going.
--- “Take Me Out”!!! The core lick and the crowd are killers. Unprompted applause from Danny.
--- “Michael” has a cool auto tune effect this time. And a killer jag that gets Danny swaying -- also a laugh at “el mismo del album.”
--- “Stand on the Horizon”!!! Love how spacey and different it is -- and that we actually prepped it on the way here. Danny claps longer than I do!
--- Random drum session?! Lol. Again, Danny with a more vocal reaction.
--- “Ulysses”: solid.
--- “This Fire” is fire – and Danny appreciates it!!!
Grade: B+
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