In what is probably the first official set of Rocktober 2013, Local Natives performed last night at The Tabernacle. Wild Nothing opened.
Wild Nothing play a particular blissful hybrid of dream pop and indie shoegaze, characterized by catchy songs with spacey instrumental passages. Here's a Wild Nothing song featuring a verse sung by Twin Sister's Andrea Estella.
Wild Nothing's set was a particularly enjoyable warm-up to the headliner, L.A.'s Local Natives.
We've seen Local Natives twice before, both times at the godforsaken Masquerade, once in Hell and later in Heaven (that's the upstairs and downstairs stages for those unfamiliar with the venue). Since those performances, the band has released a new album, Hummingbird, early this year and their fan base has grown considerably, to the point where they're now packing the large Tabernacle.
Local Natives have been touring extensively since Hummingbird was released, but this is the first time they've come to Atlanta since The Masquerade appearances in 2011. They kept raving about how much they liked the crazy, enthusiastic audiences at the Masquerade shows, begging the question what's kept them away for two years?
According to the indefatigable Wikipedia, their sound has been described as psych folk, new-fangled folk, and "afropop-influenced guitars with hyperactive drumming and hooky three-part harmonies."
After a nearly 70-minute set, they ended the show with a three-song encore, culminating in their stand-out Sun Hands. During the dramatic finale of the song, it looked like singer Taylor Rice was about to crowd-surf the audience, but security kept a hold of the back of his belt and wouldn't let him loose.
I had a nice spot to watch the show, about three persons back from center stage, but when Rice jumped off the stage the crowd surged forward and I had to do my Charles Barkley move (bent slightly over with the butt stuck out as far as possible) to keep from getting trampled. That was fun, and capped off an enjoyable evening of music.
For those interested, more pics from this show are posted over at the Flickr site.
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