Well...a few days ago, I had the utmost pleasure of seeing Fun. and Manchester Orchestra in concert. Since Manchester's newest album just came out recently, it was nice that not the entire audience knew every word. They closed with a few older songs including a ten minute version of "Where Have You Been?" It was amazing.
First on the list of the night was a band called Winston Audio. They were alright, though nothing serious to note. Their singer was by far the most impressive and their style was clearly influenced by Manchester's simplistic attitude. It was alright.
Next was the Audrye Sessions. This band was unbelievable. Their singer's voice sounded very much like Thom Yorke and the band didn't suck either. It was difficult to understand what the singer was saying, but it didn't really matter. The entire show was done with an amazing amount of finesse that is very difficult to find in a small venue show like this one.
However, the stealer of the show was Fun. Nate Reuss came out on stage and dominated the entire show. They played a variety of material that will air on their debut album called "Aim and Ignite" in August. They also learned and played a few of The Format's stuff, which was extremely nice for the small section of the audience that were fans before the demise of the band. In essence, Fun. made every single person in the audience a fan of powerpop and kept each and every listener wanting more from beginning to end. I took pictures of the whole show and actually had to keep myself reminded that I was looking at Nate instead of Steven Tyler. Reuss' mouth is huge, and the high pitched angelic voice that emanates from it is phenominal.
Hands down, if you have the chance to go see Fun., do it. You will not regret it. You can get their album in August, but unitl then, listen to either of The Format's LP's, "Interventions and Lullabies" or "Dog Problems." Reuss finished the show by thanking everyone and saying that Fun. would learn more Format covers if we (the audience) would learn all of Fun.'s material.
Needless to say, I am excited to hear the debut album and cannot wait to see them again.
Check them out at myspace.com/fun
The Apple Tree Project
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Fun.
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