After Siren Fest, Brian Wilson and Deerhoof, I had one more show to take go to...and what better way to end the weekend/start the week then by heading down to another one of JellyNYC's Pool Parties at McCarren Pool?
The day started out strong with Brooklynites Team Robespierre kicking off the show. I heard a lot of good things about them through various friends and media sources but then I over heard Matt (from Matt & Kim) give these guys some much deserved praise before he himself went up center stage to watch. It is any wonder that he would so vocally endorse Team Robespierre. They justfinshed the F Yeah tour together and I'm sure that they saw enough of each other to form a decent opinion.
Team Robespierre definite lived up to the hype of the day. Their set was short and explosive. Burn through song after song and trying their best to not to come apart at the seams as the crowd danced and they themselves ran back and forth across the stage singing and dancing and having a genuinely good time.
Following Team Robespierre was Bristol duo, Fuck Buttons, who little over 24 hours before performed at this years Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. Fuck Buttons were another band being hyped by friends and many other places. They're an electronics group that use some of my favorite childhood toys (gameboy, Fischer-Price tape recorder, etc) to make sounds that can only be described as unique. It was hot and getting crowded but Fuck Buttons blew me away. Its rare that such a simplistic set-up gets such great results. I'm gad I caught them finally and will be on the look out when they return to the city.
Last up was Liars. I don't even want to begin to profess my love for this band. Even through all the changes in the band, line up and sound, I've been a devoted follower. The setup has changed but the energy and over the top delivery is still there. Front man Angus preened to the crowd the way that only a true rock star could. Hamming it up, dancing point dramatically towards the sky and then the crowd. Making the set memorable to say the least. This is not to say that the other members of Liars were not equally as integral to the sound and show. Mr. Gross' drumming was all at once powerful, dynamic and still had the free flow no emotion percussive sound that makes Liars the band they are and with the sequencing and synths of guitarist Aaron Hemphill providing the bases, and providing backing and on again off again lead vocals, Liars tore up the stage and took the day's top perfomance.
There are more photos over here of all of the bands.
