AeroLynx Music Blog

THE SKULL !!! A View of the Stage Once The Skull Turned on Late in the Show To be honest, the only Decemberists I'd hard before this concert was Severed, the lead single of their most recent record, I'll Be Your Girl.The concert was postponed a day because of rain, but luckily it didn't rain very much the day of the show. Hamilton Leithauser, apparently a veteran of many bands I've never heard of, did a good job of warming up the crowd. Apparently it was the last show he'd do for awhile, and he did it pretty well. He was on the perfect edge between pretty good and well thought out music (and thankfully with a good soundcheck too) without overshadowing the headliner, and the conversational interludes and humility of being the opening act. The Decemberists started with Severed, and after they moved on from the only song I recognized they moved into nine albums' worth of music the true fans at the event did recognize. They put on a good and well rehearsed s

I first heard DREAMERS at the Radio 104.5 Festival in Camden, and I thought they were decent enough. A listen to their debut album (which apparently doesn't exist, haha) further cemented that, but they stayed purely as a band around the level of Circa Waves, not very original but fun enough to drag out once in awhile. Then LAUNCH popped up in my notifications, and I got hooked. All of the EP is so good Karma barely comes out on top, and picking a second best is impossible. They're still not the most original, combining notes of Bad Suns, The Strokes and other recent guitar based bands, but they put it all together so well and with such emotive lyrics and well written instrumentals that they almost make you forget it. They may not be pushing the boundaries of music but they do the old style so well that you want them to carry that banner for as long as they can. This new track continues in the same vibe, starting in a relaxed groove but then kicking in with the powerful based a