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Three callously cool up-and-coming indie bands played the Great Scott in Allston on Dec. 4. Dizzy, a band comprised of singer Katie Munshaw, and brothers Alex, Mackenzie, and Charlie Spencer covering drums, guitar, and bass, opened the show. Songs \u201cSwim\u201d and \u201cStars and Moons\u201d are the only two available on listening platforms, but they played a variation of newer songs, including a cover of Arcade Fire\u2019s \u201cThe Suburbs.\u201d Their sound can best be illustrated as floaty pop-centric indie, with the lead singer\u2019s dance moves mimicking a Lorde-esque free teenage spirit.<\/p>\n
SHAED, the co-headliner from Washington D.C, consists of singer Chelsea Lee, and brothers Spencer and Max Ernst, both respectively drummers and keyboardists. They utilized a vibrant light show that changed and pulsed rhythmically to the beat of each song, making the atmosphere in the tiny venue skyrocket. Their 2016 EP, <\/span>Just Wanna See<\/span><\/i>, was played in full, showcasing Lee\u2019s unbelievable vocal range and the trio\u2019s passion for their synth-pop ballads. Some of the highlights include \u201cName On It,\u201d \u201cPerfume,\u201d and \u201cToo Much.\u201d Their insanely dedicated niche of fans sang wholeheartedly to \u201cLonesome,\u201d their newest release, and one of their most intimate and haunting songs. With each new song, the audience gained more respect for the band, who were impressively put together for being such newcomers in the scene. They stand out from the heavily-dominating melancholic, sad-boy indie bands of the time\u2013a real light at the end of the tunnel. <\/span><\/p>\n Foreign Air, also a D.C. outfit and a duo by the names of Jacob Michael and Jesse Clasen, quite literally brought the house down. They played through their 2016 EP, <\/span>For the Light<\/span><\/i>. Everybody in the room, if they weren\u2019t dancing before, became so entranced by their daunting, spacey, hip-hop influenced\u2013at times full-on psychedelic\u2013songs about losing yourself. Lead singer Clasen made the atmosphere seem a lot more personal. He made direct eye contact with fans when singing certain lyrics and lost himself along with those dancing their hearts out. Michael\u2019s groove on both the bass and keys made him stand out just as much as Clasen, and their synchronized passion was made extremely evident by the looks of pure joy on their faces. It\u2019s always the best to see a band doing what they love, without having anything to prove, and an onstage persona that is genuinely human. \u201cIn the Shadows\u201d was a pure crowd favorite, a juxtaposition of electric rhythm and feel with the harrowing lyrics. Other highlights from their set include the grandiose \u201cCall Off The Dogs,\u201d intoxicating \u201cEcho,\u201d and my personal favorite, \u201cBetter For It Lying,\u201d which caught me off guard with its galvanizing yet relatable lyrics: \u201c<\/span>I just wanna be mean to someone \/ I just wanna be mean and I can\u2019t help it.<\/span><\/i>\u201d They ended their set with the memorable \u201cFree Animal,\u201d arguably the tune that woke up every poor soul who wasn\u2019t already feeling the high. Their set was a dance party for those who needed one, but was a party that didn\u2019t need lush, overly-optimistic tones to accomplish it.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n -Brittany Moura<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Three callously cool up-and-coming indie bands played the Great Scott in Allston on Dec. 4. Dizzy, a band comprised of singer Katie Munshaw, and brothers Alex, Mackenzie, and Charlie Spencer covering drums, guitar, and bass, opened the show. Songs \u201cSwim\u201d and \u201cStars and Moons\u201d are the only two available on listening platforms, but they played […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13221,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[33,26,294,292,110,31,293,25],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1076"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1076"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1078,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1076\/revisions\/1078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}