Friday September 24 at High Noon Saloon.
Thanks to the heads up from Muzzle of Bees about this. I've been a huge fan of Menomena since my friend Ryan hooked me up with their music. These guys are really amazing. Their music is interesting and unique and they sound amazing whether they are harmonizing together or when one of them takes a vocal lead. They utilize some interesting instruments including bells, a glockenspiel, saxophones and the now widely used loop machine.
Why I love these guys? Their music is never boring or repetitious. I really don't care for a constant drum beat especially if it is an extremely simple sounding one. Unless the song is meant to be low key and droning on purpose. Menomena has a talent in utilizing silence in their songs. In one song the percussion will suddenly pause, then a sax will spurt some notes out, then a guitar will play a riff and the percussion will come back in for a short time before pausing again. Their vocals become the overarching element of the song that keeps it tight. The vocals traverse over the cacophany of sound, forming a melody that the rest of the instruments just seem to emphasize without being overbearing. Really interesting stuff. Listening to a lot of music, to hear something that stands out and is unique like this is a real pleasure. Check out their stuff for yourself!
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