Slow Club is my favorite band. Their Singles, Ep's and "Yeah So" have been all been ingrained into my memory from such constant play. I saw them over a year ago in Brooklyn at Club Europa and couldn't have asked for a better experience. Both Charles and Rebecca where exactly how I envisioned them, two amazing singers taking their show on the road, multi-tasking amazing lyrics with precision instrumentals. This is why I couldn't have been more excited to see them upon the release of Paradise. I was in for a surprise... Charles was exactly how I remembered him. He played as he did over a year ago, with a true passion for his music. Rebecca, along with two new members????, played as if they wanted a pay check. Four songs before the show ended we began to be reminded that the show will end soon and an updated countdown followed each number. These three members just didn't seem into the show or the music they were playing. The whole energy and vibe of the show was deteriorated and made for an awkward evening. Also, I know Paradise just came out and this tour is to promote it, but please, play more than one song from the old catalog. People want to sing and dance and this show just didn't provide that atmosphere. Like My Chemical Romance sang "It's like watching your hero sell a car on TV". My reality was shattered and hopefully, at a future concert, the amazing duet who one me over with "Wild Blue Milk" and "It doesn't have to be beautiful" will once again preform.
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Mercury Lounge @
- New York @
, NY @
- Thu, Nov 3, 2011 @
Favorite moment: There wasn't one.... @
Setlist: Paradise + All Our Most Brilliant Friends @
Opening act(s): Air Waves @