[ATTENDED: May 11, 2022] Blood Lemon
When Built to Spill announced a new tour, I was pretty excited. I mean, a Built to Spill tour is always exciting. But this one was particularly interesting because he had an entirely new touring band with him. So I bought tickets for two shows sort of back to back in May. I wound up not going to the White Eagle Hall show, but I did make the Union Transfer show.
It was my first introduction to Blood Lemon.
Blood Lemon are a trio from Boise (just like Built to Spill) consisting of singer/guitarist Lisa Simpson, singer/bassist Melanie Radford and percussionist Lindsey Lloyd. They were described as having an alt 90’s sound with some heavy riffage. I arrived a little ate for the show and walked in during the first of second song.
Whatever song it was, I was blown away by how much they rocked. Radford had a great groove on the bass and Simpson absolutely shredded. Plus, their voices were fantastic together. Both Radford and Simpson sang lead and the other sang harmonies. And what’s nice is how different their voices sound.
I walked in during the song before “Burned” and Simpson was wailing away on the guitar. Up next was, “Burned” which Simpson sang. It was heavy with a cool riff. And then came, sadly, the final song, “Whistleblower.” It’s slower on the record, but live they ratcheted up the tempo and intensity. Radford sang lead and Simpson added great harmonies. Especially during the slow, really heavy ending.
I was so bummed that their set ended so soon.
Guessing the setlist from other shows around it.
- Master Manipulator ß
- High Tide
- Perfect Too
- The Stone Castle ß
- One More Time ß
- Her Shadow
- Burned ß
- Whistleblower ß
ß Blood Lemon (2021)
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