The atmosphere was electric at Montreal’s Theatre Rialto for this sold our gig of the Baltimore duo. For one, the grandiose and slightly faded theater seemed like a perfect foil for their show – wishing there were more gigs at this amazing venue. Capacity is quite small and you could tell there were a lot of hardcore fans in the room. After a brief atmospheric electronic set from Moth of Aura, the Beach House musicians appeared on stage, dressed in all in black, followed by Victoria Legrand, spectral in a white tunic hiding behind her long mop of hair. A mysterious figure, we didn’t really see her face for most of the show. But what she may lack in people skills, she more than made up with the rest. Trading the softly-softly approach of her album vocals, her voice tonight was more gutsy than dreamy, without a signle note out of place. She played equal parts her synth and her guitars. With live drums and a bass added to the usual two-man show, everything was bigger, deeper and more forceful than we’re used to. In a silent moment after PPP, someone in the crowd shouted “You were perfect”, and he was right. Anybody that knows the span of the band’s 6 albums (including two from last year) understand this was no headtrashing gig. The etheral songs were rendered slowly but boldly. The highlight of the show was definitely 10 Mile Stereo, a song that surges and intensifies by stages until it becomes bombastic explosion of drums, voice and clashing guitars, accompanied by strobe lights. The stage was simply dressed with a white stretched veil decor on which soft projections were made, sometimes lighting up with a backdrop of shining starlight. When Legrand addressed the crowd, it was a little ackwardly. Noticing the balcony seemed so close, she told people upstairs she would “touch” them tonight. Then, after Silver Soul, that love is all that matters. That not everybody gets love and she is grateful to be getting some from the fans. Tonight, Beach House wanted to give some love back. The warm fuzzy feeling I left this gig with confirms they probably succeeded. The Setlist: Beyond Love Other People PPP All Your Yeahs Silver Soul Space Song 10 Mile Stereo One Thing Wishes 10:37 Master Of None Wildflower Take Care Elegy to the Void Myth Encore: Sparks Réagissez à cet article / Comment this article commentaires / comments
