css+justice+metronomy
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I went to with my flatmate Yassine to see Justice at Brixton Academy. It’s really cool being able to go see a concert on Monday night without any repercussions. Ah, the little things that I’ll miss about studying abroad. If you want to see some pictures of the bands and the venue, check out e78’s photos. I’m not really the take-pictures-at-concerts type. It’s ridiculous how many people try and record the entire show.
Metronomy was the opener, and they were pretty good. It’s interesting to see electronic artists playing with a band behind them. It sounded pretty interesting, kind of what Bloc Party wants to transition into (i think?) with their new song Flux. My favorite part of their set are their awesome t-shirts, which light up whenever you touch them. During one of their songs, four dancers came out with those sweet t-shirts and … well, danced.
Justice was amazing. I like how they tease out their songs by separating out the vocals, which you can find really evident in their Lovestoned remix. It was cute, because everybody got excited when the D.A.N.C.E. vocals came on but they wouldn’t start the song. I loved it when they played “We Are Your Friends” – my favorite Justice song – despite what Kanye West may think. If you remember, this was the video that beat his “Touch the Sky” video that made him so upset that he went out on stage and refused to take part in the award ceremonies again. Though after hijacking Daft Punk, I think he’ll be more than happy to have people get excited about his music in Europe. Hah. Their aggressive/abrasive sound is really perfect for concerts and the lighting effects were incredible too. Hell, they even helped the street vendors sell little tiny glowing crosses.
CSS was okay, I feel like I like half of their songs. But some, like “Alcohol,” are just painful. Too bad Apple’s “Music is My Hot, Hot Sex” turned out to be part of the painful category just because it was performed so poorly live. Oh well. They had a really entertaining show as they came out dressed as presents and Lovefoxxx literally bent over backwards (several times while singing) and manage to go through multiple costume changes, all of the spandex body suit variety, that would make “Oops! I did it Again” seem normal. I thought they had a great stretch with “Off the Hook” and “Alala” though, but it definitely didn’t do as much for me as Justice’s set. If only I had more space to dance.
