Month: August 2025

Annie-Claude Deschênes teams up with Shit Robot for a killer remix of “Main de Fer.”

Photo credit: Alice Hirsch

Annie-Claude Deschênes presents the first in a series of remixes of “Main de Fer“, her latest single released in April. Produced by Shit Robot (DFA Records), it is available now on all platforms. The track is out now via Italians Do It Better (US) and Bonsound (ROW).

“I chose Shit Robot because his unique sound and creative vision felt like the perfect match to reimagine Main de Fer in a bold, new way”, explains Annie-Claude. The Irish producer and DJ, known for his affiliation with the DFA Records label, brings an analog touch to the track by using a variety of synthesizers and sequencers straight out of the 90s. “This was one of those great projects where you fire up the machines and everything falls into place really quickly. I was very excited to get started on this as the original vocals are great and the energy of the track is infectious”, adds Shit Robot, who also mixed the final result alongside LCD Soundsystem member and Grammy Award winner Korey Richey.

Listen to “Main de Fer (Shit Robot Remix)”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDzgEPGcnHA
Listen on other streaming services: https://bonsound.co/maindeferrobotRP

Annie-Claude Deschênes will perform at the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg on September 18th and at Rialto Hall at POP Montreal on September 25th before embarking on a European tour in October. This series of dates will take her to Brussels, Strasbourg, Lyon, Luxembourg, and Paris, among other cities, after which she will return to Canada for dates in Toronto and the province of Quebec. She will also be part of M for Montreal’s official selection in November. See the list below for all tour dates.

Multidisciplinarity is an integral part of the creative process of Annie-Claude Deschênes, who continues her perpetual personal quest of uniting music and performance art by bending the pre-established conventions of stage presence. A key figure on the Montreal independent music scene for almost twenty years, she made her mark as a singer, musician, songwriter, performer and visual artist with Duchess Says and PyPy, two bands that are renowned as much for their electrifying performances as for their artistic sensibility. Over the course of her career, she shared the stage with a number of internationally renowned bands, including The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, The Black Lips, The Hives, The Hot Snakes and Buzzcocks. Duchess Says and PyPy’s extensive touring has taken her all over North America and Europe, playing venues and festivals (Primavera Fest, Eurockéennes de Belfort, OSHEAGA, Sled Island, etc.) as well as unconventional locations such as golf courses, factories and churches. Her exploratory approach to staging and sound design takes a new direction with this solo project: the urgency that characterizes her work remains, but frustration and aggression give way to introspection and vulnerability. Annie-Claude Deschênes explores and reinvents herself under her own name, driven by a constant need to create outside of her comfort zone.

Inspired by minimal pop and the pioneers of electronic music, LES MANIÈRES DE TABLE, her first solo album released in spring of 2024, is as danceable and melodic as it is disquieting and dystopian, proposing to set the table differently by deconstructing the social codes of politeness imposed on us. LES MANIÈRES DE TABLE earned a spot on the Polaris Prize long list and garnered attention from international media outlets such as KEXP, BrooklynVegan, CLASH, The Guardian, Les Inrockuptibles and Radio Nova, as well as landing on several year-end lists.

Tour dates:
09/16/2025 – Berlin, DE – Berlin Experience (Reeperbahn Festival)
09/18/2025 – Hamburg, DE – UWE (Reeperbahn Festival)
09/19/2025 – Hamburg, DE – MOPO Stage (Reeperbahn Festival)
09/25/2025 – Montreal, QC – Rialto Hall (POP Montreal) *
10/03/2025 – Brussels, BE – Botanique (Festival FrancoFaune)
10/04/2025 – Mulhouse, BE – Motoco (Festival Microsiphon)
10/07/2025 – Reims, FR – La Cartonnerie
10/09/2025 – Longwy, FR – The Long Way
10/10/2025 – Strasbourg, FR – La Grenze ***
10/11/2025 – Lyon, FR – Le Sonic
10/14/2025 – Luxembourg, LU – Les Rotondes
10/16/2025 – Tours, FR – Le Super 9
10/17/2025 – Metz, FR – Les Trinitaires
10/18/2025 – Troyes, FR – Midi O Halles (Festival Off Off Off)
10/22/2025 – Dunkirk, FR – Le LAAC ***
10/23/2025 – Paris, FR – Le Hasard Ludique ***
10/31/2025 – Toronto, ON – Wavelength @ St. Anne’s
11/07/2025 – Alma, QC – Café du Clocher +
11/08/2025 – Jonquière, QC – Côté-Cour +
11/15/2025 – Rimouski, QC – Salle Desjardins-TELUS +

* Opening for Bolis Pupul
*** Opening for Camilla Sparksss
+ Opening for Choses Sauvages

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Review: Dog Lips – Danger Forward

As soon as Quinn Flanigan‘s bass opens “Brain Feeder” on Dog Lips‘ second album, Danger Forward, you know you’re in for a good time. The song, and all the others on the record, is a no-nonsense rocker that has you pumping your fist in the air, banging your head, or shoving people out of the way (at least in your fantasies).

“Who Knows” is a warped post-punk (the guitars from Griffin Ritzo and Owen Shepcaro!) gem. “I Am” staggers around the room like it’s had a few pints and is getting treacherously close to starting a brawl. The whole band sounds like they’re playing in a fuzzed-out blizzard on “Gush.”

“Voicemail Bomb Threat” is a great call-and-response punk track with Tim Graff having a great time behind his drum kit. As wild as that is, “Human Hybrid” is even wilder. The title track reminds me of some of IDLES‘ cuts with its smashing guitars and drums and half-growled, half-sang vocals.

Then, “The Reason” slides into the room looking and sounding like the coolest thing in the place. It has a bit of a gothic touch to it and Ritzo’s vocals are almost buried in reverb. It shows that Dog Lips could make an entire psych-rock record if they wanted. “Last Ride” turns the volume and anger back up for one last assault that leaves you out of breath.

There is danger on Danger Forward. The danger is that it might cause you to start a mosh pit in your cubicle farm, the pub, the elevator, or anywhere else. Get in and hold on when you play it.

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Review: Mordbear (self-titled EP)

I have no idea where Mordbear got their name. Is it a riff on “Mordor,” the dark land of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings books? Is it a combination of “Mordred,” the incestuous son of King Arthur and sorceress Morgan Le Fey and “bear?” Was “Murderbear” too clunky, or the name of an upcoming Aslyum Studios film?

I don’t know, but all three possibilities work for the massive doom sound of the band’s self-titled EP.

Starting off with “Like the Dead,” the EP pulls you in (down?) right away with Nico Martinez‘s sludgy bass and Tyler Balthaser‘s trippy and somewhat menacing guitar riffs. The song was inspired by a conversation Balthaser had with a veterinarian who ended up talking about a coming zombie apocalypse that he believed will begin in southern California.

“A Mirror with a Sea of Flames” was inspired by Tom Wolfe‘s famous book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and goes full stoner metal as Erik Larson hammers out thudding heartbeat drums that seem determined to flatten everything around them. “The Alchemist” is a song / warning about the dangers of capitalism.

Much like the cover image of a faceless family enjoying a picnic while a giant ghost bear hovers over them, the EP has a sense of impending doom to it – as any good doom record should. It will be interesting to see and hear where Mordbear goes from here.

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Live: Nine Inch Nails – United Center – Chicago, IL – August 20, 2025

There was a moment during Nine Inch Nails‘ set when frontman / founder Trent Reznor said, “We were talking about a year ago about touring, and we thought, ‘Does anybody even still care?'”

Judging by the two sold-out shows at Chicago’s United Center and the enthusiastic response of the entire crowd to his question and whole show, the answer was a resounding “Yes.”

Opening the show was a full-hour set by Germany’s own Boys Noize – a DJ and producer in his own right, who played a small stage and blasted the arena with industrial riffs, techno blasts, and even a remix of NIN’s “Down in It.” Mr. Noize would later join NIN on a second stage (of three) for a powerful remix set of NIN classics.

Boys Noize on Stage C.

NIN immediately started (almost on perfect beat) as soon as Boys Noize’s set ended. The curtain went up on a larger middle stage set up with synths, keyboards, DAWs, and who know what else on platforms that could sink below the stage to give the audience behind it a better view of the third, main stage at the other end from the small stage at the back of the place.

NIN on Stage B.

The set started with a piano version of “Right Where It Belongs” with Reznor playing and singing solo as his pals slowly joined him for similar, low key versions of “Ruiner” and “The Fragile.” Reznor’s drummer, Josh Freese no less, then kicked in the heavy beats of “Eraser” and continued to do so all night, putting on a show behind the kit. The band ran to Stage A and then blasted out rippers like “March of the Pigs” and “Reptile” before settling down a little bit with “Copy of A” and “Gave Up.”

Josh Freese going nuts.
Stage A!

After that, it was back to Stage B where Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Boys Noize flattened us with great “rave remixes” of “Closer,” “As Alive As You Need Me to Be,” and “Sin” — which was especially good, leaving my girlfriend’s daughter and I wide-eyed and agreeing NIN needs to release that remix now.

It was back to Stage A for the closing set, which included an ear-blasting version of “1,000,000,” “Every Day Is Exactly the Same,” “The Perfect Drug” (a nice surprise), and “Burn.” They closed, of course, with “Head Like a Hole” and “Hurt,” leaving all of us wanting more.

From what I’ve gathered, this is NIN’s first tour in almost twenty years. There’s no guarantee they’ll do another, as Reznor and Ross have (A) plenty of money and (B) plenty of movie scoring opportunities to keep them set for life. Don’t skip this tour if you can get there.

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Rewind Review: Kid Loco – Kid Loco Presents French Funk Experience (2010)

A compilation of twenty-two French disco and funk tracks from the 1970? Yes, please.

Kid Loco Presents French Funk Experience is loaded with gems you’d swear you heard in an obscure late night movie or while racing through a European airport – and a lot of these tracks are “library music” made for television and film. Take Bernard Estardy‘s killer “Gang Train” from 1972. The synth grooves are from 2072 and the drums are so tight you’d swear they were laid down by a drum machine and not a live human being…yet they are. Résonance‘s “OK Chicago” (1973) is loaded with sampled sirens, police radio chatter, and machine gun ricochets.

P.A. Dahan and Mat Camison break out the handclaps and the Hammond B-3 on “Pepper Drums” (1976). Estardy (who is all over this compilation either with his solo material or working with other artists) returns on the Doobie / Allman Brothers-like funk rocker “Vertigo Leitmotiv” from 1970. Trumpeter and band leader Pierre Dutour shows off his skill on 1974’s “Jungle Trumpet.”

Manu Dibango‘s “Africadelic” (1973) is a thrilling rush, and Pierre-Alain Dahan returns with Slim Pezin on the jaw-dropping, booty-shaking “Electronic Mutation” from 1976. Alain Goraguer‘s “Course de Ten” from 1973 wocka-wocka guitar riffs and “Le Baron” Estardy’s “Bongo Ring” from 1975 is, go figure, full of great hand percussion sounds. Sauveur Mallia, who played bass on Sid Vicious‘ cover of “My Way” no less, brings “All the Bass” and all the funk on this cut from 1979.

Speaking of bass, check out 1970’s “Indian Pop Bass” by Guy Pedersen with all it’s fat bass slaps, weird psych-flute notes, and prog-rock beats. The horn section on Big Jullien & His All Star‘s “Wake the Monster” from 1969 will knock you off your feet. Dahan and Camison’s “Long Playing Time” from 1976 has guitar in it that would make Steely Dan envious. Bernard Lubat‘s organ riffs on 1976’s “Aubergine Time” are outstanding. Ludovic Decosne and Pierre Daubresse‘s “Gloaming” from 1970 is delightfully fun and belongs in a Euro sex-comedy (if it’s not already in one).

Claude Engel gets all trippy with his guitar on the long version of “Belle Gueuse (A)” from 1972. The electric piano and bass on Raymond Guiot‘s “Basse Duetino” (1976) is so groovy you could almost put a turntable needle on it. André Ceccarelli‘s “Funk Number 2” (1970) is a perfect track for strutting / strolling at the club, and “Rythmiques Number 2” (1971) by Dahan is a quick beat drop you’ll want to sample in everything.

Tonio Rubio‘s “Red Medium” (1973) has slick guitar work, and even slicker organ grooves, throughout it. The prolific (over 10,000 tracks to his credit) Estardy comes back one more time for “Riviera Express” from 1973. The organ riffs on it are sometimes funky, sometimes freaky, and sometimes frightening. The compilation ends with 1973’s “Pepper Box” by The Peppers – who consist of Camison on keys, Dahan on drums, and Rubio on guitar. It’s a blast, full of great synth blasts, handclaps, and disco funk. Play it at every party.

This whole compilation is a great time and will cheer you up. You can’t help but groove to it. Blast it through your earbuds as you walk through Paris or down to the nearest boulangerie.

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WSND DJ set list: Manic Monday – August 18, 2025

Thanks to all who listened to my last Manic Monday show of the 2025 summer on WSND. It was another fun time. Here’s the set list!

  1. The Bangles – Manic Monday (1985)
  2. Frida – I Know There’s Something Going On (1982)
  3. Newcleus – Jam on It (12″ version) (1984)
  4. Run DMC – It’s Tricky (1986)
  5. The Cramps – Tear It Up (1980)
  6. The Fixx – Saved By Zero (1983)
  7. Generation X – Happy People (1981)
  8. Billy Idol – Rebel Yell (1983)
  9. Fuzzbox – Hollow Girl (1986)
  10. The Clash – Broadway (1980)
  11. Simply Red – Holding Back the Years (1985)
  12. Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gale – You and I (1982)
  13. Bryan Adams – Run to You (1984)
  14. The Church – Under the Milky Way (1988)
  15. Loverboy – Turn Me Loose (1980)
  16. Queen – Radio Ga Ga (12″ extended version) (1984)
  17. Glenn Frey – I Found Somebody (1982)
  18. Rick Springfield – What Kind of Fool Am I? (1982)
  19. April Wine – Enough Is Enough (1982)
  20. 38 Special – Caught Up in You (1982)
  21. Journey – Still They Ride (1981)
  22. The Gap Band – Early in the Morning (1982)
  23. Carly Simon – Why (1982)
  24. Aldo Nova – Foolin’ Yourself (1982)
  25. The Rolling Stones – Going to a Go-Go (live) (1982)
  26. Larry Elgart & His Manhattan Swing Orchestra – Hooked on Swing (1982)
  27. Duran Duran – Planet Earth (requested) (1981)
  28. Asia – Heat of the Moment (1982)
  29. Rufus & Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody (12″ maxi single) (1983)
  30. Rush – Subdivisions (1982)
  31. Yes – It Can Happen (1983)
  32. Bon Jovi – Wanted Dead or Alive (1986)
  33. Debbie Gibson – Shake Your Love (1987)
  34. Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska (requested) (1982)
  35. Wall of Voodoo – Mexican Radio (1982)
  36. Devo – Whip It (requested) (1980)
  37. A Flock of Seagulls – Space Age Love Song (1982)
  38. Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough (1981)
  39. Gary Numan – She’s Got Claws (1981)
  40. Public Image Ltd. – Home (1987)
  41. Fun Fun – Happy Station (12″ remix) (1983)
  42. Motley Crue – Looks That Kill (1983)
  43. Whitesnake – Give Me More Time (requested) (1984)
  44. Warlock – All We Are (requested) (1987)
  45. Vixen – Cryin’ (requested) (1988)
  46. Jan Hammer – Crockett’s Theme (1984)
  47. Dressed to Kill radio spot
  48. Pino Donaggio – Dressed to Kill main theme (1980)
  49. ALF theme (1986)
  50. Adam Ant – Desperate But Not Serious (requested) (1982)
  51. The Last Four Digits – Fast Friends (1981)
  52. Danny Elfman – Cool City (1984)
  53. Big Country – In a Big Country (1983)

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Kikagaku Moyo’s Go Kurosawa announces his debut album and its first single – “Autowalk.”

Today, Go Kurosawa announces his debut solo album, soft shakes, available now on vinyl via Guruguru Brain, with the digital release to follow on September 5th.
 
Multi-instrumentalist, producer, co-founder of the independent label Guruguru Brain and drummer/vocalist of Kikagaku Moyo, Go Kurosawa has spent the past decade building bridges between East and West, sound and silence, rock and ritual.
 
soft shakes is something different. A personal chapter in Go’s journey, it marks his first solo album, created entirely by himself and made, for the first time, purely for himself. What comes through is music that feels playful, layered, rhythmic and delightfully unexpected. Just like Go.
 
Today he shares with the internet a first and only glimpse of the album ahead of the album’s digital release. “Autowalk” is a mellow, understated summer jam, channeling the signature feel-good moods Go has curated throughout his work thus far.  He comments: “I am a big fan of moving walkways in airports. Every time I see them, I get excited to choose if I should stand on it or walk on it and go a bit faster than usual. But you are not supposed to go as fast as possible, unlike the autobahn.”
 
Listen to “Autowalk”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lb3cm563ZQ
Buy soft shakes on vinyl this Friday here: https://gurugurubrain.space
 
After Kikagaku Moyo disbanded, Go spent some time producing records for other artists, but with soft shakes, there was no plan. Just the instinct to pick up an instrument, play, and see what might unfold.
 
As he puts it, “The whole framework is new. When I made music for the band, I always knew who would play what. This time, it was just me. No plan, no expectation. And weirdly, that became the concept: doing it all myself, for the first time.”
 
Go has a rare kind of musical instinct. He can play anything, hears everything, and yet never takes himself too seriously. For a long time, making music alone wasn’t part of the plan. Music had always been about connection. But over time, as he travelled, collected instruments and set up Guruguru Brain studio in Rotterdam, the sound of a solo voice emerged.
 
soft shakes came together between January and June in Rotterdam, through dark, rainy, quiet days. Each day, Go would head to the studio, pick up whatever instrument was around and simply play. The process was slow and instinctive. “If something still moved me the next day, I’d add to it. If not, I’d start something new. One step at a time, without pressure.”
 
Even as a solo record, the music doesn’t feel tight or controlled. It has the looseness of jamming, the joy of following where the sound wants to go. “I wanted that feeling, even if I was jamming with myself.”
 
The album artwork was created by his partner Ao, her first time doing artwork for a record. “It captures the freedom and boldness of trying something new and I love it,” he says.
 
soft shakes arrives at a moment of transition. Go recently relocated to Fukuoka, Japan, after years of living and working in Europe. “While making this album, we were deciding where to move. I knew it would be my last creation while living in Europe. When I listen back, I can hear that longing for something, towards a far away home.”
 
The record feels like the closing of one chapter and the beginning of another. “Now I’m excited to build a studio in Japan and start again. I don’t know what will come next, but I want it to be shaped and influenced by new surroundings.”
 
And while this record might be personal, Go hopes it offers something to others too. “I wish people would travel somewhere else through music. You float around, lose track of time, and when the record ends, you feel the soft comfort of coming home again.”

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WSND DJ set list: Nocturne – August 17, 2025

Thanks to all who listened to my last Nocturne show on WSND‘s 2025 summer break. Here’s the set list!

  1. The Flaming Lips – All We Have Is Now
  2. Goat – The Snake of Addis Ababa
  3. Barbarella radio ad
  4. Screaming Females – It’s All Said and Done
  5. Cecil Gant – I Wonder (requested)
  6. Muddy Waters – Baby Please Don’t Go
  7. Cosmonauts – A-OK!
  8. NORMANS – Firepower
  9. Nine Inch Nails – As Alive As You Need Me to Be
  10. Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Blockage
  11. Women of Bloody Terror / Night of Bloody Horror radio ad
  12. The Death Wheelers – Loud Pipes Take Lives
  13. Mavis Staples – Love and Trust (live)
  14. Rising Sun Orchestra – Serpiente
  15. Osees – Sneaker
  16. Primus – Mama Didn’t Raise No Fool
  17. The Damned – Looking at You
  18. New Order – Vanishing Point
  19. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Cyboogie (live)
  20. Chic – Good Times
  21. Mel Hammond – Intention
  22. Somore – Refuse
  23. Ennio Morricone – Giorno Di Notte
  24. Ennio Morricone – Trafelato
  25. Gary Wilson – Linda
  26. Beck, Bogart, and Appice – Black Cat Moan (requested)
  27. The B-52’s – Downtown
  28. Dum Dum Girls – Oh Mein M
  29. Bad Religion – A World Without Melody
  30. The Postal Service – Such Great Heights

Be sure to tune in for my last 80s music show of the 2025 summer break on WSND!

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WSND DJ set list: Deep Dive of Alice In Chains

Thanks to all who listened to my last WSND Deep Dive of the 2025 summer break. It was a salute to Alice In Chains. Here’s the set list:

  1. Alice In Chains – Rooster
  2. Sleze – Over the Edge
  3. Second Coming – Soft
  4. My Sister’s Machine – Enemy
  5. Slaughter Haus 5 – Reckless Endangerment
  6. Diamond Lie / Alice In Chains – I Can’t Have You Blues (live)
  7. Hanoi Rocks – Boulevard of Broken Dreams
  8. David Bowie – Starman
  9. AC / DC – It’s a Long Way to the Top
  10. Parliament Funkadelic – Bring the Funk
  11. Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy
  12. The Stooges – Down on the Street
  13. Hank Williams – Honky Tonkin’
  14. Alice in Chains – We Die Young
  15. Alice in Chains – Man in the Box
  16. Alice in Chains – I Can’t Remember
  17. Alice in Chains – Brother
  18. Heart – These Dreams
  19. Mudhoney – Touch Me I’m Sick
  20. Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun
  21. Alice in Chains – Right Turn (requested)
  22. Alice in Chains – Would? (live)
  23. Fishbone – Them Bones (live)
  24. Alice in Chains – Dam That River
  25. Alice in Chains – A Little Bitter
  26. Alice in Chains – No Excuses
  27. Mad Season – River of Deceit
  28. Alice in Chains – Grind
  29. Alice in Chains – Again (Tattoo of Pain mix)
  30. Alice in Chains – Nutshell (live)
  31. Alice in Chains – Down in a Hole (live)
  32. Jerry Cantrell – Cut You In
  33. Alice in Chains – Get Born Again
  34. Alice in Chains – Black Gives Way to Blue (live)
  35. Alice in Chains – Rainier Fog (requested)
  36. Alice in Chains – Over Now (live)

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Live: King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra – August 06, 2025 – Ravinia – Highland Park, IL

It’s always a good time when you get to see King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard live, and seeing them with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia was high on my list this year. I bought lawn tickets as soon as they were available.

As usual, the line for KGATLW merch was long, but it moved well thanks to helpful Ravinia staff keeping things organized there.

This line only took about 15 minutes.

The area where we sat didn’t have a direct line view of the stage, but there were plenty of monitors to see the action, and the sound quality was outstanding. It was the best I’d heard King Gizz sound in a long while. All praise to the sound engineers there.

The show was split into two sets, the first being the band and the orchestra playing the new album, Phantom Island, in its entirety. I have no idea how much time each orchestra on this tour in their respective cities gets to rehearse these wild psych-rock songs, but the Chicago Symphony nailed it and were having a great time. “Spacesick” was a particular highlight, and “Grow Wings and Fly” metamorphosed into a stunning jam-rock version of “Theia” that gave the orchestra enough time to take a break, eat a sandwich, answer some text messages, and practically drive to the post office and back before the second set.

The second set was a mix of tunes from older albums that were redone with orchestral arrangements, including an epic version of “Crumbling Castle,” a fun, swinging version of “This Thing,” and even two of their thrash metal cuts – “Mars for the Rich” and “Dragon.” The show ended with a great version of “Iron Lung,” which appears to have become a live show favorite. The weirdest part of the show? Seeing lead singer Stu Mackenzie with short hair.

Seeing this felt as weird as seeing the Osees’ John Dwyer wearing pants.

KGATLW don’t have too many of these orchestral shows left on this U.S. tour, and their “Field of Visions” festival in Colorado is about to begin with the whole thing being streamed live on YouTube. Don’t miss either.

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