Went to see Surfer Blood tonight, and seeing as they look neither like Surfer, Blood, nor Florida (that's were they're from, you know), I came up with a new name they could use: Syracuse High Advanced Maths Society (conveniently abbreviated as SHAMS). Not that I think they're fake or anything, but more because they genuinely look like a high school maths team whilst making music worthy of the name 'Surfer Blood'. I especially enjoyed the bassist's Yes-Sir-I-do-enjoy-a-bit-of-Debussy-face every time the singer resolved to simply screaming the lyrics, and yes, I am referring to the geeks in the picture on the left here.
They were supported by Fiction (recommended for those who liked Yeasyer's first, but not second album) and Goldhawks (if you're into bland American 'indie' rock like The Gaslight Anthem). To the keyboardist of the latter: a plain white T is
not an outfit, it's just the singular form of an even more plain American band.
With T-shirts like this, SHAMS would be the perfect name. There's no denying that!
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