3 Indie pop musical talents sold out The Echo this past Friday night. Kicking off the set was ingenue Lucy Schwartz, whose new album is due out this summer, is playing Lillith Fair in July, and her current duet with Landon Pigg is in the soon to be released Shrek 4. Lucy's "Graveyard", which will be her next video released, showcased her tremendous talents as she manages to create a big bold vibrant song with minimal equipment on stage. "Life in Letters" off her soon to be released CD created a rich vocal layering that is stylistically Schwartz. It created a dance vibe and then lulls you into a dreamy cloud that sweeps you way into the night. She closed her well executed set with Landon Pigg joining her for a preview of their Shrek 4 duet which combined 2 rich musical stylings interwoven gracefully into a beautiful composition.
Hard Drugs were anything but tough to take. This husband and wife duo just happened to be passing through town and picked up the gig much to the audiences delight. Their songs were basic and folky, but the charm and conviction with which they deliver their music was refreshing. "I wanna move to the country" was a good old fashioned knee slapper that connected with the audience and just when your dancing shoes were getting too tight, they slowed to a sweetly melodic song. They wrapped up their set like a warm hug "goodbye" to a dear old friend.
Promoting their new release "Outbursts", on a world tour, Turin Brakes packed the sold out house. Two acoustic guitars and a gentleman with a stand up bass fleshed out this set. They played colorful, trippy, folky songs which had a baroque feel to them. The 3rd song was "Sea Change" which lit the room up sending sparks through the audience. Though the songs were strong lyrically, the energy levels seemed stilted in certain numbers as if at poetry reading where the audience waits for the final verse that slowly builds, but never comes. Stand outs were the economical drum machine being used in place of a real drummer, which filled out the sound nicely. So much for drummers. Also, how could you not like a band that sings "blow my brains out as the southern rain drips down your face" while dappling acoustics lightly tread around such intense words? Overall it was a solid acoustic set and their new numbers tended to meld with the old into a wealth of interesting melodies and finely written lyrics which were easy on the ears.
http://www.myspace.com/lucysong
http://www.myspace.com/harddrugs
http://www.myspace.com/turinbrakes
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