![]() ![]() So much so, in fact, he kept pulling away from the mic during opener "Past Life" to the point that his voice would just cut in and out. Leighton Antelman, frontman and lone remaining original member, exhibited more of his character than ever, barefoot and smiling and swaying around, fully loosened up. The stage setup was visually enticing for those into that sort of thing, probably meant to look like a nighttime scene: some Chinese lantern-looking things propped up on cylinders for moons (sure, it's plural in this scene), and some white Christmas mini-lights representing stars. Goodnight I was an expecting an early night with Lydia going on about 9:30 and having just played a solid hour one of the last times I saw them at this very venue, but they tacked on another 20 minutes for a set that really spanned their whole catalog.A quick little on-stage marriage proposal from one fan to his partner followed before the band closed things out with 2011's Winter Forever lead single, the popular "Goodnight". I have to imagine the title is just a little bit inspired by the beloved television series of the same name, given that one of the members has a pretty visible tattoo of the Dharma Initiative logo on his arm. They even treated the crowd to a new song, "Lost", which sounded a little more laid back and emotionally calm than much of Reverie Lagoon. ![]() Granted, there were dynamics, from the atmospheric interludes between most songs to the electronic drumkit splashes for the murmuring verses of "Wild West Selfishness". Though they unfortunately skipped over devastating standouts from that LP like "Love to Burn" and "On the Floor," it seemed it was in favor of keeping the set a little heavier, almost coming off as an unintentional response to Turnover's dreamier introduction. The band pulled from their two full-lengths, with four from 2014's Reverie Lagoon: Music for Escapism Only, easily one of my favorite albums from last year. They were pretty solid musically, though singer/guitarist Kyle Soto's vocals always tend to be a little weird and off-not enough to ruin things by any means, granted. The reaction was decently strong, as you could hear people singing along throughout the set. Cutting My Fingers Off There was a surprising amount of turnover in the crowd as they finished, with some scuttling up to fill in the blanks towards the front of the floor.It's good stuff, and everything sounded in tune and on point for their half-hour set as much of the crowd sang along. I've heard them described as "emo Beach House," a reputation fairly accurate on record but hard to live up to live at this point in their rather interesting progression (these guys were playing pretty generic pop-punk just four years ago) they remind me more of early '90s, rock-driven dream pop bands like the Ocean Blue. Some of the shoegazier textures from the record are sort of absent live, but it's not necessarily a bad thing. I've seen them a couple times this year already supporting their latest, excellent album, Peripheral Vision (which is strictly what they play from currently), and this was as good as any. Turnover followed with their brand of emo-influenced dream pop. It certainly sounded like the energy was there. I didn't catch enough to get a proper impression, but it doesn't seem insane to simply call them a modern rock'n'roll band, really. Opener the Technicolors I wasn't as familiar with-they were just wrapping up when I got to the venue. Lydia brought out a pair of very solid openers for this tour that really complemented their sappy sound, which ranges from delicate, emotive indie to car commercial-ready synthpop to effects pedal-laden post-rock twinkles.
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