What a night down on Delancey Street. Not only did the evening start off with the always delightful, Final Fantasy (Owen Pallett), it continued with the strongest set I've seen Beirut perform to date, as well as an encore-opening Arcade Fire cameo. What more could you possibly ask for?
Final Fantasy came out around 9:30 to a very eager crowd, of which he performed selections from both his albums (with a focus on
Has A Good Home) as well as a bevy of new tracks, to be featured on his upcoming record entitled
Heartland.
In spite of the fact that we weren't treated to his ridiculously clever Mariah Carey cover, like last time we saw him at Mercury Lounge (video and review here), Final Fantasy was still terrific. In fact, this time, unlike the last, we were even treated to a slide show via old school projection screen! While at first the images seemed rather random, it slowly grew into becoming an integral part of the set - melding with Owen's lyrics and instrumentation perfectly.
I highly recommend arriving early should you be headed to Bowery tonight or tomorrow, the second and third (final) night of the Beirut/Final Fantasy double bill. Take a listen to one of my favorite FF tracks (of which he played last night, hooray!) below.
MP3: Final Fantasy - Took You Two Years To Win My Heart
I'm so thankful that
Urge recorded last night's gig for a soon-to-be-released live EP because it was truly a spectactular evening from start to finish.
While
the last time Jen & I saw Beirut, down at McCarren this past summer (pics here), I was slightly underwhelmed with their set, this time around I found myself absolutely adoring their live show. The setlist included all the big guns from Beirut's debut LP and various EPs as well has some new tracks to be included on the band's forthcoming disc, due out this September (
inspired by old French songs).
Final Fantasy joined Beirut for the majority of the band's 65-minute set, bringing the total number of people on stage to double digits.
However, that tally only grew as multiple members of The Arcade Fire joined the spectacle to assist Beirut and Final Fantasy for the first song of the encore. The collaboration was simply amazing. Did you take our
slutty advice and check out the gig? Don't complain we didn't give you advance warning on this one!
MP3: Beirut - Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)
Final Fantasy came out around 9:30 to a very eager crowd, of which he performed selections from both his albums (with a focus on Has A Good Home) as well as a bevy of new tracks, to be featured on his upcoming record entitled Heartland.
In spite of the fact that we weren't treated to his ridiculously clever Mariah Carey cover, like last time we saw him at Mercury Lounge (video and review here), Final Fantasy was still terrific. In fact, this time, unlike the last, we were even treated to a slide show via old school projection screen! While at first the images seemed rather random, it slowly grew into becoming an integral part of the set - melding with Owen's lyrics and instrumentation perfectly.
I highly recommend arriving early should you be headed to Bowery tonight or tomorrow, the second and third (final) night of the Beirut/Final Fantasy double bill. Take a listen to one of my favorite FF tracks (of which he played last night, hooray!) below.
MP3: Final Fantasy - Took You Two Years To Win My Heart
I'm so thankful that Urge recorded last night's gig for a soon-to-be-released live EP because it was truly a spectactular evening from start to finish.
While the last time Jen & I saw Beirut, down at McCarren this past summer (pics here), I was slightly underwhelmed with their set, this time around I found myself absolutely adoring their live show. The setlist included all the big guns from Beirut's debut LP and various EPs as well has some new tracks to be included on the band's forthcoming disc, due out this September (inspired by old French songs).
Final Fantasy joined Beirut for the majority of the band's 65-minute set, bringing the total number of people on stage to double digits.
However, that tally only grew as multiple members of The Arcade Fire joined the spectacle to assist Beirut and Final Fantasy for the first song of the encore. The collaboration was simply amazing. Did you take our slutty advice and check out the gig? Don't complain we didn't give you advance warning on this one!
MP3: Beirut - Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)
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