k guys. i'm finished hiding under a rock now!
while we were separated there has been some really lame homework in my life but also some really badass music-ahhhemmmm THE XX WARPAINT AND ZOLA JESUS at the tabernacle in atlanta!
the last show i had been to was sitting outside of the orange peel in asheville, nc listening to modest mouse, so i was long overdue for some musical fulfillment.
driving in atlanta happens to suck so we ended up a little late, but in time for warpaint- although the girls decided to pass on playing songs from their ep..............to say i was disappointed is a huge understatement! i was so ready to hear billy holiday and elephants live-but their new sound was still awesome so i guess ...maybe....i can kinda forgive them.
as always the nervous stillness right before the band comes on stage is so awesome to be a part of especially when the xx opened with intro and literally sent vibrations through the crowd (not sure how they do that but it was amazing!). the light chanting of oliver and romy's voices started out the show with a hypnotic effect.
although their album is a much slower pace there was never a dull moment especially with oliver's cymbal solo during infinity and the special editions to songs like shelter.
their set actually energized the crowd and you could feel the collective disappointment when they had to leave the stage, although their encore was the perfect ending to the ups and downs of the show. to think that this is their first tour blows my mind-romy's voice is even better live, their dynamic with one another is just as awkward as you would expect, they dress in all black, they thanked the crowd after almost every song---what more could you ask for, really?
-em
watch the encore here
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