June 20, 2008

The Annuals @ Iota

The Hymns rocked the small stage with their country-tinged garage/roots rock and got the crowd warmed up. What they may have lacked in sonic creativity they made up for with sweat - a great band for a bar. The Annuals followed, pulling sounds from all over indie rock history, from hand claps and harmonies to discordant guitars and screaming. The music consistently sounded great, sprinkled with tempo changes and rhythmic breakdowns, although the vocals were sometimes a bit rough. Their best songs were their poppiest. Overall, it was a lot fun, even if some of the little details that made their album great were lost when they rocked out.

5 Comments:

Mona said...

Dude, no pics?

awmercy said...

Yeah. I never bring a camera anywhere. Mayhe Nighttrain can hunt down a live shot somewhere.

Mona said...

If you go to the DC Fleet Foxes show, you better bring a camera!! :)

awmercy said...

Ha ha. OR I could just get one of my friends to take pictures.

Mona said...

...so the opening band for FF is "The Duchess and The Duke." Who the heck are they? Did Fergie and David Bowie form a new act or something? lol