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These United States
Also Playing: The Daredevil Christopher Wright
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Tue Aug 18
7 pm
These United States and The Daredevil Christopher Wright at Club Garibaldi
Bubbly yet moody, D.C.’s These United States employs lackadaisical electronics and lead-knuckled strums on Crimes, the trio’s sophomore full-length from 2008. There’s a hint of early Beck to the band’s hazy drift, not to mention its mumbled, trembling vocals and scattershot arrangements—including diffidently tickled keyboards and asthmatic horns. It’s a lazy kind of genius for sure, but it’s clear that These United States has only started an artistic arc that just might take it to bigger places. Nice boys who play perky, off-kilter pop tunes face some tough competition, not to mention skepticism, in these days of Vampire Weekend and Tokyo Police Club. The Daredevil Christopher Wright may catch some of the same ears, but instead of slouching its way into the trend, the Eau Claire trio leaps into its songs with unsuppressed glee and a sad touch where it’s needed.
Club Garibaldi 2501 S Superior St, Milwaukee, WI
Bubbly yet moody, D.C.’s These United States employs lackadaisical electronics and lead-knuckled strums on Crimes, the trio’s sophomore full-length from 2008. There’s a hint of early Beck to the band’s hazy drift, not to mention its mumbled, trembling vocals and scattershot arrangements—including diffidently tickled keyboards and asthmatic horns. It’s a lazy kind of genius for sure, but it’s clear that These United States has only started an artistic arc that just might take it to bigger places. Nice boys who play perky, off-kilter pop tunes face some tough competition, not to mention skepticism, in these days of Vampire Weekend and Tokyo Police Club. The Daredevil Christopher Wright may catch some of the same ears, but instead of slouching its way into the trend, the Eau Claire trio leaps into its songs with unsuppressed glee and a sad touch where it’s needed.
Updated 07/20/2011
