{"id":4499,"date":"2019-04-24T19:27:12","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T00:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=4499"},"modified":"2019-12-17T20:12:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T01:12:32","slug":"review-girlpool-claud-hatchie-the-sinclair-4-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2019\/04\/24\/review-girlpool-claud-hatchie-the-sinclair-4-23\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Girlpool, Claud, Hatchie @ The Sinclair 4\/23"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Claudia Rosado<\/em><\/p>\n

Photos by Maya Mabern<\/em><\/p>\n

On Tuesday, April 23, indie rock band Girlpool performed at The Sinclair, which made for a night of unabashed fun.<\/p>\n

The band, who describes their music as \u201ctransient fun,\u201d is comprised of Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad on guitar and bass respectively, alongside sharing the responsibility of lead vocals. They also brought along a secondary guitar\/bass player, synth, and drums, which added grit and a liberating sound to their set. A hyped, gender-bending, and chatty crowd also created a lively atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Openers Claud, formerly known as Toast, and Hatchie set the stage for the Los Angeles based duo. Claud\u2019s witty one liners in between songs and sweet personality eased the audience into their late-night dream-pop, playing favorites such as \u201cScarlett\u201d and \u201cEasy.\u201d Then, Aussie-native Hatchie teased a slew of new songs off her upcoming album\u00a0Keepsake<\/em>, ending the set with her most popular track \u201cSure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Girlpool\u2019s first appearance on the Sinclair stage, in their third US tour, was for a soundcheck, with audience members screaming the minute they grabbed their instruments. Wearing a light blue crochet bucket hat with a cram maxi dress and a white over shirt on top, Tividad eagerly waved to the crowd, played a few chords and returned backstage.<\/p>\n

With some more chants, the band was back on stage opening with a musical interlude, followed by \u201cLucy,\u201d their first song on their recently released album, What Chaos Is Imaginary<\/em>. The venue was comfortably packed, as more people arrived post-openers, with many concert-goers choosing to enjoy the band from the balcony level.<\/p>\n

While there were no reaches up towards the performers and a surprising lack of phones recording song after song, Girlpool was extremely engaged with the crowd from the beginning. The whole band was sporting huge ear to ear grins as they transitioned from \u201cHire\u201d to \u201cIt Gets More Blue.\u201d Tucker, who was in a cream-colored sweater and pant combo, became notorious for jumping from foot to foot every other beat.<\/p>\n

An outgoing audience member took charge during the band\u2019s opening remarks and yelled out for the songs \u201cSoup\u201d and \u201cChinatown.\u201d \u201cWe\u2019ve never had anyone yell so loud for that song,\u201d said Tucker about the request to play \u201cSoup\u201d specifically. They continued on with their planned set list, playing \u201cLucky Joke\u201d and \u201cStale Device,\u201d before receiving another request for \u201cSoup.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShould we play it? I\u2019m kinda loving the vibe right now,\u201d said Tividad as she switched from her guitar to a bass. \u201cI don\u2019t have what I need to play it,\u201d replied Tucker, pointing out the lack of saxophone on stage.<\/p>\n

They then jumped into a guitar-solo filled rendition of \u201cSwamp and Bay,\u201d which drove the audience to dance and bounce around before slowing it down for a few songs. As they played the titular \u201cWhat Chaos Is Imaginary,\u201d Tividad\u2019s voice contrasted Tucker\u2019s previous grit, providing an ethereal calm to the end of the set.<\/p>\n

Girlpool did have an encore, playing a bass cover of the song \u201cSoup\u201d to a cheery and giggly audience that may have sung louder than them, and their first two songs to get over a million plays on Spotify: \u201cChinatown\u201d and \u201c123.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for coming,\u201d said Tividad at the end, before adding, \u201cAnd thank you for your commitment to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Girlpool by Maya Mabern<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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