School of Seven Bells @ (le) poisson rouge, NYC -pics, setlist

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School of Seven Bells

Late Friday night (1/16) Brooklyn trio School of Seven Bells closed the Self-Titled Magazine "Oscillations" party at the Greenwich Village venue (le) poisson rouge. The dream-pop outfit, who have recently toured with acts such as M83 and Prefuse 73, opened with the airy "Wired for Light", layered with downtempo ambient beats and textured kraut synths feeding off Benjamin Curtis's (ex-Secret Machines) distorted riffs. "Iamundernodiguise" boasted the hypnotic harmonies of the Deheza sisters, with vocal interplay hinting of Middle Eastern melodies over heavy tribal drum tracks. Dramatic lighting and thick smoke enveloped the stage making it easy to feel slightly disoriented in the otherworldly soundscapes. The highlight appeared to be the poppier "Half Asleep" as the entire front row could be seen dancing and singing along. Towards the the end of the eight-song set the vocals felt lost in the droning guitars and the swelling noise became a woozy, visceral experience. The set ended with the stage completely immersed in smoke, a fitting visual for the euphoric resolution.

More pictures and the setlist below...

School of Seven Bells

setlist
1. Wired for Light
2. Iamundernodisguise
3. Chain
4. Connjur
5. White Elephant Coat
6. Half Asleep
7. My Cabal
8. Sempiternal/Amaranth

Tags: (le) poisson rouge, School of Seven Bells

posted at 7:31 PM on January 18, 2009 in music | pictures | Comments (20)

Comments (20)

this is a fantastic band.

Posted by Anonymous | January 18, 2009 7:50 PM

guy could use a haircut
other than that it was great

Posted by Anonymous | January 18, 2009 7:53 PM

More like School of Seven Boners!

Posted by Anonymous | January 18, 2009 8:19 PM

Lucky dude.. I liked this band better before they went all smooth electronica.. they had this kind of heavy percussion and sparse lead instuments thing going on for a little while that was kind of cool.

Posted by Richie | January 18, 2009 8:25 PM

pretty girls with awkward stage presence.

Posted by annie momus | January 18, 2009 8:50 PM

fashion band

Posted by Anonymous | January 18, 2009 9:00 PM

"More like School of Seven Boners!"

LOL, I was thinking School of Seven Balls.

Shitty music, gotta love it!

Posted by Anonymous | January 18, 2009 9:51 PM

I think they're pretty good.

Posted by Anonymous | January 18, 2009 10:17 PM

great photos. great show. surprised they didn't play Prince of Peace, but an amazing night nonetheless.