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Divine Fits played Music Hall of Williamsburg with Sean Bones (pics, review, setlist)

photos by Amanda Hatfield; words by Bill Pearis

Divine Fits at Music Hall of Williamsburg 9/10/2012
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We’ve known about Divine Fits for a while, songs have been trickling out since early this summer and their terrific album has been out for a couple weeks now. Some of us even saw them in Austin and Chicago. But it took me seeing them live last night (9/9) at Music Hall of Williamsburg — their NYC debut — to realize that this is not just some offshoot supergroup timekiller project from guys in Spoon and Wolf Parade/Handsome Furs. Divine Fits are the real deal and their show is easily one of my favorites of the year to date.

Divine Fits bring together two like-minded souls (and voices) in Dan Boeckner and Britt Daniel who had giant grins on their faces the whole show, feeding off a legitimately pumped crowd. “You’re too kind, really,” Boeckner sheepishly said at one point, seeming a little astonished at the audience’s reaction to “My Love is Real,” “Would That Not Be Nice” and “The Salton Sea.” Daniel, meanwhile, was clearly having a blast and it was cool to watch him digging the sounds the rest of the band were making. Maybe it’s puppy love, but Divine Fits were a marriage made in heaven and this was definitely a honeymoon show.

Speaking of digging the band, the contributions of the other two members of Divine Fits should not be dimissed. New Bomb Turks’ Sam Brown is a machine behind the kit, and keyboardist Alex Fischel‘s dexterous style is integral to the band’s sound. The group ripped through the entirety of their album (which includes Rowland S. Howard’s “Shivers,” the encore last night) plus two covers: a nervy but faithful read of Tom Petty’s “You Got Lucky” and Wipers’ “Doom Town” that fit in seamlessly with the band’s two sides (dancing and rocking out).

Divine Fits will be back in NYC on their tour with Cold Cave which hits October 21 at Webster Hall and tickets for that show are still available. The setlist and more pictures from the Music Hall of Williamsburg show, including opener Sean Bones, are below.

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Divine Fits at Music Hall of Williamsburg – 9/9/12 Setlist:
Flaggin a Ride
Baby Get Worse
The Salton Sea
What Gets You Alone
Would That Not Be Nice
Civilian Stripes
My Love Is Real
Doom Town (Wipers)
Like Ice Cream
Neopolitans
You Got Lucky (Tom Petty cover)
For Your Heart

Encore
Shivers (Nick Cave)