I wouldn’t usually bother mentioning supports, but tonight’s was more than deserving of a few words. Equal parts electronica and fuzzy garage rock with a touch of folky wistfulness thrown in for good measure. St. Vincent (otherwise know as Annie Clark, sometime member of Sufjan Stevens’ touring band, and The Polyphonic Spree) fidgets continually throughout her 30 minute slot, which just adds to her charm, and any scepticism the crowd may have soon dissipates.Grizzly Bear open tonight, as this year’s ‘Veckatimest’ does, with ‘Southern Point’, jazzed up, it’s clear from the outset that anyone expecting a replication of how they sound on record will be sorely disappointed.
Drenched in blue and green light for much of the set, with lanterns scattered around the stage, the reverb laden vocal harmonies take on an otherworldly, almost ghostly quality. On record, Grizzly Bear occasionally sound a little fragile, but live, they pack much more of a punch.
‘While You Wait For The Others’ (find the Michael Mcdonald! cover here) is utterly triumphant and would have been a fitting way to end the night, however...
They save the only song from the debut ‘Horn of Plenty’ until last, which at times recalls The Beatles’ ‘drugs and weird shit’ phase, only much, much heavier.
It took a good few minutes to find any, let alone the right words to even remotely describe how good Grizzly Bear are live…still not sure I've found them, so I’ll keep it simple… I cannot speak highly enough of this band.
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