Lucky for Hooded Fang there's plenty of room on the Phoenix stage for their seven members. From this position they played a mix of tracks from the current album, Album, along with a bunch of new ones too (and only Land of Giants from E.P.). Unfortunately the vocals for both male and female lead singer, especially the female, were pretty low and it as tough to get the full effect of the songs. Admittedly the lyrics are rather simplistic, and seem to be getting more so as the new songs were primarily composed of 'ohs' and 'woos', but still it'd be nice to hear them. As much as I loved their EP and associated tour, and even really like Album, I can't seem to get beyond the 'Like' stage with their recent live performance. Could very well be a case of heightened expectations while the catchiness just hasn't quite translated. The potential is there though and I remain optimistic! Hopefully at Hillside..
Modern Superstitions were fine at playing their instruments. The songs had plain lyrics and decent melodies, but these youths really didn't bring anything new to the table where the Yeah Yeah Yeahs among others sit and sing pop influenced, female fronted indie rock.
Opening for: The Rural Alberta Advantage
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