*photo by Leia Jospe via BVIt's been nearly two years since I last saw The Maccabees while I was living in Glasgow and they played the QMU, and in that time, they released their sophomore effort, Wall of Arms. This album, much like their debut, has songs for every emotion: some that are fast past and pogo-ready, whereas others are sentimental, sweet, and slow.
The show at Music Hall (or Brooklyn's Bowery) was a late night, with the Maccabees not hitting the stage 'til after midnight. While I didn't roll up to Music Hall 'til 11:30 out of sheer laziness, the night really started off early with a happy hour and DJs Chess Club and Tom Frog. If you're a proper anglophile, you'll recognize Tom Frog as being one of the DJs from London's Frog at the Mean Fiddler. Which leads me to memories of Dan Sartain throwing a glass bottle into the audience when I was last at Frog. Oh, those were the days. Anyway, from what I could tell, the DJs were playing great music throughout the night and played the likes of Jamie T, Foals, and Friendly Fires prior to the Maccabees hitting the stage!
The first true openers were Hatcham Social who I regrettably missed, although had intentions to see at Monday's Mercury Lounge show but unfortunately that didn't happen! I looked forward to hearing their Breakfast Club style music. Thankfully, they'll be back in the US in September to open for the Charlatans!
Up next was Miike Snow who had to delay their US debut due to visa issues. They have a bunch of hype around them, which explains why Mercury Lounge's show on Monday was sold out.
Finally, it was time for the Maccabees! Granted, I was only there for thirty minutes by the time they went on, but I was antsy! Anyway, the set list was a perfect mix of new and old, although noticeably missing was "Latchmere," amongst other singles! The rest of the songs and the crowd's moshing/pogo-ing made up for the lack of "Latchmere." When "Toothpaste Kisses" was played, the crowd turned into a bunch of couples slow dancing, and the rest of us awkwardly standing around, much like high school dances! Their final song, "Love You Better," even resulted in a fairly decent attempt at crowd surfing! I'm quite sad to have missed the Maccabees' smaller show at Mercury Lounge, but I'm hoping they will come back to the US to do a full tour!
Setlist:
No Kind Words
X-Ray
Tissue Shoulders
Can You Give It
Kiss and Resolve
Toothpaste Kisses
Precious Time
Accordion
Young Lions
Lego
William Powers
First Love
Dinosaurs
Mary
Love You Better
The show at Music Hall (or Brooklyn's Bowery) was a late night, with the Maccabees not hitting the stage 'til after midnight. While I didn't roll up to Music Hall 'til 11:30 out of sheer laziness, the night really started off early with a happy hour and DJs Chess Club and Tom Frog. If you're a proper anglophile, you'll recognize Tom Frog as being one of the DJs from London's Frog at the Mean Fiddler. Which leads me to memories of Dan Sartain throwing a glass bottle into the audience when I was last at Frog. Oh, those were the days. Anyway, from what I could tell, the DJs were playing great music throughout the night and played the likes of Jamie T, Foals, and Friendly Fires prior to the Maccabees hitting the stage!
The first true openers were Hatcham Social who I regrettably missed, although had intentions to see at Monday's Mercury Lounge show but unfortunately that didn't happen! I looked forward to hearing their Breakfast Club style music. Thankfully, they'll be back in the US in September to open for the Charlatans!
Up next was Miike Snow who had to delay their US debut due to visa issues. They have a bunch of hype around them, which explains why Mercury Lounge's show on Monday was sold out.
Finally, it was time for the Maccabees! Granted, I was only there for thirty minutes by the time they went on, but I was antsy! Anyway, the set list was a perfect mix of new and old, although noticeably missing was "Latchmere," amongst other singles! The rest of the songs and the crowd's moshing/pogo-ing made up for the lack of "Latchmere." When "Toothpaste Kisses" was played, the crowd turned into a bunch of couples slow dancing, and the rest of us awkwardly standing around, much like high school dances! Their final song, "Love You Better," even resulted in a fairly decent attempt at crowd surfing! I'm quite sad to have missed the Maccabees' smaller show at Mercury Lounge, but I'm hoping they will come back to the US to do a full tour!
Setlist:
No Kind Words
X-Ray
Tissue Shoulders
Can You Give It
Kiss and Resolve
Toothpaste Kisses
Precious Time
Accordion
Young Lions
Lego
William Powers
First Love
Dinosaurs
Mary
Love You Better
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