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CONCERT REVIEW: The Album Leaf @ Johnny Brenda's, 9/29
If the stand-still crowd was any indication, The Album Leaf's mostly instrumental set seemed more captivating than dance-worthy. Most people just held onto their significant other as if they were entranced by the lush keyboard, violin and trumpet sonics.
CONCERT REVIEW: The Album Leaf @ Johnny Brenda's, 9/29
There was something bewitching about Sister Crayon’s first time at Johnny Brenda’s. Singer Terra Lopez’s voice — accompanied by Sister Crayon’s bleak-sounding synths — was hauntingly beautiful, not quivering for a moment. And there were so many keyboards and electronics sandwiching her on stage that she was only able to move her upper body while the rest of the band stayed eerily in place.
“This stage is so small, I’m sorry if I fall off,” she warned with a chuckle.
Their debut album, Bellow (Manimal Vinyl) came out earlier this year and songs such as “And Glass...” “I’m Still the Same Person” and “Thief-Boxer, Asleep” sounded like they’d just been laid down.
The Album Leaf’s set started with In a Safe Place’s “Window,” making it seem like Jimmy LaValle was saying, ‘I have something on my mind that I need to share with you, Philly.’ He then segued perfectly into A Chorus of Storytellers’ heart-aching “Falling From the Sun.”
If the standstill crowd was any indication, The Album Leaf’s mostly instrumental was more captivating than dance-worthy. Most people just held onto their significant other as if they were entranced by the lush keyboard, violin and trumpet sonic.
For the encore, Lopez joined The Album Leaf for a cover of Nirvana’s “On A Plain.” — which can be found on Come As You Are: A 20th Anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind (Reimagine Music) when it comes out on Oct. 25.
(brian.wilensky@citypaper.net)
Photos: Brian Wilensky
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