Cold War Kids at Pearl Street Nightclub
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Like I suspect of most others in attendance, the light of my night was the Cold War Kids. They put on one hell of a show, and had a live sound that far exceeded my expectations. More on that in a bit. First, I want to describe the two new bands to whom I was introduced on this night of March 31.
The night began with the energetic Delta Spirit, who opened the show with a very respectable set. Delta’s live sound resembled a lot of what modern pop music embodies, but without the overproduction that plagues, well, virtually every studio album made since 1994. Though a bit repetitive at times, their songs all boast pleasant melodies over catchy chord changes. Melodic and catchy pop music: that’s how I’d peg Delta Spirit. Matt Vasquez brings forth a lot of nuance as the lead singer. Hiding under a fashionable tweed cap, he makes his presence known as soon as he starts singing. He projects very well, and pulls off the emphatic-scream-without-sounding-like-you’re-screaming as well as anybody.
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