{"id":12093,"date":"2015-09-30T19:11:04","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T23:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/?p=12093"},"modified":"2018-08-09T17:12:12","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T21:12:12","slug":"live-review-atlas-genius-music-hall-of-williamsburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/live-review-atlas-genius-music-hall-of-williamsburg\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE REVIEW: Atlas Genius @ Music Hall of Williamsburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Atlas<\/a><\/p>\n

Just a month after the release of their second LP Inanimate Objects<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>Australian duo Atlas Genius<\/a>, composed of brothers Keith (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Michael Jeffery (drums),\u00a0got people moving at\u00a0Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg last night.<\/p>\n

First openers\u00a0Mainland<\/a> were a fun group of NYC indie rockers, evidently young and still working out their stage presence. Brooklyn-based Dreamers<\/a> followed soon after with a more seasoned sound and even catchier lyrics. \u00a0I’d easily peg Dreamers as a band to watch, and I can’t get their 90s pop-rockesque song “Waste My Night” out of my head. \u00a0Both bands got the energy up for the main event.<\/p>\n

From the get-go in Atlas Genius’s set, for the majority\u00a0of the synth and guitar-heavy songs, the\u00a0vocals were being drowned out by the rest of the sounds. \u00a0Powerful harmonies in the song’s catchy choruses helped to carry the lead vocals out.<\/p>\n

No less of a show was put on, however, as blinding strobe lights transported the crowd to the kind of dance club where you have room to flip your hair back and forth and wave your arms around like a madman. \u00a0It seemed as though everyone knew all the words from the very beginning, and Keith had no problem getting everyone to clap along to the beat to what seemed like every song.<\/p>\n

Showcasing the band’s wide range of styles in their two-album repertoire,\u00a0 songs like the bass-driven “Back Seat” and “Stockholm” were a little less indie pop and a little more rock show. \u00a0Contrarily, “Friendly Apes” and “Balladino” provided a nice slower change of pace without\u00a0losing any energy.<\/p>\n

\"Atlas<\/p>\n

Most fun to watch wasn’t actually one of the brothers, but rather, Matt Fazzi on keys and rhythm guitar, clearly having the time of his life. \u00a0I also enjoyed watching a drunk fan wander on stage for their debut hit “Trojans,” only to be escorted off the stage by security.<\/p>\n

The highlight of the night was a cover of Dead or Alive’s\u00a0“You Spin Me Round (Like a Record),” giving the 80s synthpop hit a modern makeover. While the majority of the setlist was high-energy and danceable, the acoustic encore “Levitate” calmed things down and\u00a0allowed\u00a0Keith’s vocals to finally take center stage.<\/p>\n

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