Dang prefaced each of her songs with an explanation of what inspired them, revealing deep meanings behind each. One song’s lyrics came from an old Muslim poem about \u201chow we can not only respect and tolerate one another but find places where spiritually we align,\u201d and another was based on One Thousand and One Nights<\/em>, setting the stories to music with no lyrics to reclaim whitewashed translations. Behind Dang’s soaring, dream-like voice was a thunderous electronic sound that made my body vibrate. Her huge sitar and passionate, chant-like singing against a background of synths and electronic beats provided a sound that was both modern and spiritual.<\/p>\n The setting was as quirky as the performers themselves, with blue lights cast by a disco ball and confetti sprinkled across the ground. The light on the stage turned from red to purple to orange as Lower Dens performed.<\/p>\n The main act played some of the songs off its latest album, including “Lucky People,” a mellow but dark ballad reminiscent of The Cure, and “I Drive,” an honest and relatable ode to troubled family relationships. The show also featured music from 2015’s Escape from Evil<\/em>, like the slow, pleading “Ondine,” as well as the haunting “Brains” all the way back from 2012’s Propagation<\/em>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/88990878_202469687488265_7381607180346064896_n-e1583220500379.jpg\")
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