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Setlist
Read More Atlas Genius is on its way back to Minneapolis for the third time on June 4, this time playing a sold out show at the Fine Line. The Australian brothers Keith and Michael Jeffery...…
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I got a little preview of the Atlas Genius live act on Sunday (06/02 at the Aloft Hotel in Minneapolis), when the band held an acoustic set, which also meant that I got a preview of their audience. Both Sunday and last night (at the Fine Line Music Café), the rooms were full of adoring fans.
Lead signer Keith Jeffrey is as unexpectedly engaging as their hit "Trojans"; the number of fans is certain to grow. "I love you Keith!" was yelled not once, but twice before we were four songs in--it's only a matter of time before the professions of love from the audience turn to marriage proposals. When the band left Keith on stage by himself for "All These Girls" there were rows of ladies, singing along, who clearly wished the song had been written for them. Most songs had the crowd singing along, none quite as loudly, though, as the third song "If So" and the final, "Trojans," which the band delivered in a big way, adjusting it just enough for a live performance but keeping it close enough to the core to satisfy the audience.
The entire set was earnest and rang with a band destined to be mainstream; even filler songs from deep in the rotation grabbed the audience's attention. Opening for Atlas Genius was Haerts (who was just here in Minneapolis three weeks ago), who put on a powerful first set, followed by The Postelles (who we previously covered); both bands hail from New York.
Atlas Genius is currently on tour in support of their Warner Bros. Records' When It Was Now.
Lead signer Keith Jeffrey is as unexpectedly engaging as their hit "Trojans"; the number of fans is certain to grow. "I love you Keith!" was yelled not once, but twice before we were four songs in--it's only a matter of time before the professions of love from the audience turn to marriage proposals. When the band left Keith on stage by himself for "All These Girls" there were rows of ladies, singing along, who clearly wished the song had been written for them. Most songs had the crowd singing along, none quite as loudly, though, as the third song "If So" and the final, "Trojans," which the band delivered in a big way, adjusting it just enough for a live performance but keeping it close enough to the core to satisfy the audience.
The entire set was earnest and rang with a band destined to be mainstream; even filler songs from deep in the rotation grabbed the audience's attention. Opening for Atlas Genius was Haerts (who was just here in Minneapolis three weeks ago), who put on a powerful first set, followed by The Postelles (who we previously covered); both bands hail from New York.
Atlas Genius is currently on tour in support of their Warner Bros. Records' When It Was Now.
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Atlas Genius at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (06/04/13) |
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