The Night of Unexpected Crooning
Man oh man. You ever have one of those nights where at the start of the evening you have absolutely no idea how much it’s going to rock? That happened today.
I just got home from seeing Sondre Lerche play a 32+ song set list at Bowery Ballroom. THIRTY-TWO PLUS SONGS I SAID. That’s a crazy marathon set the likes of which Ryan Adams would attempt. It was over 2 hours and 10 minutes of music. Dear Jesus. The reason why 32 songs were played? Because the majority of it was a first-ever performance of the songs off of Sondre’s new album–the one he hasn’t recorded yet, but the one that he and the Faces Down are soon going to be traveling to LA to lay down tracks for. Hottt.
The new material is awesome. The upcoming album is so Sondre Lerche’s dance/disco album. For real, some of those songs could have passed for We Are Scientists.
He didn’t do number 31, “No One’s Gonna Come,” instead he played “Lulu” a Norwegian children’s song. He and the Faces Down also did not do a conversation between 4 Norwegians.
More over at The Oh So Quiet Show.
Prior to getting to the Bowery I went to Le One Night Stand at Hiro where I witnessed Miss Audrey sing a bunch of Gainsbourg/Birkin songs. I couldn’t believe it! I thought she might be doing one, but she did like 4 or 5. So nuts. I loved it. Move over Nouvelle Vague!
Now it’s time for me to go to sleep. I’ve been standing since 8pm.
More later…
1. idioten | 10:04 pm on April 6th, 2006
Sondre was amazing! I loved the new material!
2. Hightower | 10:20 pm on April 6th, 2006
That Audrey is one knockout. Tres tres…
3. Val | 10:58 pm on April 6th, 2006
OMG, that is amazing. I am so jealous. I love Sondre!!!
4. Anonymous | 5:53 am on April 7th, 2006
Saw GIL MANTERA’S PARTY DREAM instead at Northsix. I am sure Sondre is good, but he has nothin on Ultimate Donny.
5. matt | 6:36 am on April 7th, 2006
i posted some shots too…
he was amazing last night.
6. Anonymous | 8:02 am on April 7th, 2006
wow, audrey is quite the looker….
7. Robyn | 9:26 am on April 7th, 2006
I so wanted to hear the Norwegian conversation.
But I’m glad we got Lulu.
8. Alyse | 10:40 am on April 7th, 2006
holy crap!
and watch, when i see him here on sunday he’ll play 12 songs.
9. Bao | 3:10 pm on April 8th, 2006
I’ve got some photos from that show. What a long night.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28278659@N00/sets/72057594102150300/
10. So More Scene » Sondre Lerche Defends Wearing Eyeshadow | 9:20 pm on July 16th, 2006
[...] Since he usually looks all indie rock sensitive like this, his fans were having a fit, calling him a sell-out and such, so he took to task with a post on his web site defending his God-given right to wear a little makeup if he wants to without being called a sell-out. Here’s a snippet: And so I wonder what selling out means. Previously I have often had a vague idea of what it might involve: say you are an artist and you love wearing eye shadow, in fact you love it so much that it becomes a part of your act, but then you find out it’s preventing you from greater things like selling as many records as you or someone with great influence over you would prefer, and so you agree to stop wearing eye shadow, even if it causes you to cry alone all night and feel like a sell-out. [...]