Veronica Falls at 7th Street (02/17/12) Tour Dates
02/20/12 Media Club - Vancouver, Canada*
02/21/12 Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA* 02/22/12 Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR* 02/25/12 Bootleg Theater - Los Angeles, CA* 02/27/12 Casbah - San Diego, CA* *with Bleached Read More I wonder if Veronica Falls stole their name from the teen-detective Veronica Mars? Lara doesn't like their name, but she thought their music is "very Pitchfork-tastic". |
A weird mixed bag of music genre (folk, punk, and indiepop) on one bill last night at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. Veronica Falls headlined this show.
Starting off the night was Welsh singer, Cate Le Bon. She came onto the scene semi-recently when she opened up for Gruff Rhys (of Super Furry Animals) a few years, but US fans might know her from seeing her with St Vincent.
Her haunting voice and music has this medieval folky quality to it that made me think her music belong to a different time, perhaps the middle ages, or the 70s. The live songs played are either a slow burn or a burning blaze, but equally enjoyable. Highlight of the set was "Eyes So Bright" with her "I love you-oooh-ooh" lyrics and her closer song, "Ploughing Out", both parts one and two.
I actually have both her album, Me Oh My (via Irony Bored Records), and her new one, CYRK (via The Control Group Records). Both are available now.
Despite all their songs sounding the same, I have to say that I like Bleached. But then again, I do have a thing for grrrl rock. Their music and attitude is that of 90s garage rock, a bit of punk as well.
Looking over their cover art, the two sisters, Jennifer and Jessie, seem to have a thing for trash porn.
As you can see from their set list, they did play their new December 2011 single, "Searching Through The Past", a 750 limited 7" pressing that sold out.
Seeing Veronica Falls live, it seems like Roxanne Clifford and James Hoare are too shy to be on stage. I personally think they should speak more, exploiting their British accent, which I think are adorable. Speaking of which, their music is very indiepop cute.
As expected from a debut album, they practically did the whole album live, throwing in a couple of brand new songs near the end. Memorable songs from the set, for me were "Bad Feeling", "Stephen", and their last song, "Come On Over".
PS, If you were wondering why I'm going to shows in February, just to clarify: I am still in winter hibernation, but the weather's been great lately, it's like winter never came. I'm still reluctant to accepting shows as it can snow at any corner.
Cate Le Bon
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Her haunting voice and music has this medieval folky quality to it that made me think her music belong to a different time, perhaps the middle ages, or the 70s. The live songs played are either a slow burn or a burning blaze, but equally enjoyable. Highlight of the set was "Eyes So Bright" with her "I love you-oooh-ooh" lyrics and her closer song, "Ploughing Out", both parts one and two.
I actually have both her album, Me Oh My (via Irony Bored Records), and her new one, CYRK (via The Control Group Records). Both are available now.
Bleached Setlist
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Bleached
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Looking over their cover art, the two sisters, Jennifer and Jessie, seem to have a thing for trash porn.
As you can see from their set list, they did play their new December 2011 single, "Searching Through The Past", a 750 limited 7" pressing that sold out.
Veronica Falls Setlist
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As expected from a debut album, they practically did the whole album live, throwing in a couple of brand new songs near the end. Memorable songs from the set, for me were "Bad Feeling", "Stephen", and their last song, "Come On Over".
PS, If you were wondering why I'm going to shows in February, just to clarify: I am still in winter hibernation, but the weather's been great lately, it's like winter never came. I'm still reluctant to accepting shows as it can snow at any corner.
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