[DID NOT ATTEND: May 21 & May 25, 2022] Primus: A Tribute to Kings / Battles
I saw Primus on the tour back in October and it was pretty great. I would happily have seen them again, even playing the same songs (although I think set two varies somewhat).
I didn’t love the crowd around me (I didn’t realize Primus fans were bros, but I guess they are).
However, this first date was the same day that my wife and I were going to see The Music Man on Broadway. And the second date was the same day that my family was going to see Blue Man Group. So, this leg of the tour was not to be.
Battles are a weird band that I tend to forget about.
The two main guys in the band were once in Don Caballero and Helmet, and their music should be really heavy. But as I wrote when I first heard their song “Ice Cream” back in 2011
But they’re not so much heavy as noisy and crazy. And this track is a head-spinning amalgam of keybaords, unsettling rhythms, processed guitars and singing from Argentinean techno producer Matias Aguayo. The lyrics sound like they are not English, but they are (with heavy effects on them).
The song is weird, indeed. But after just one listen, I was totally hooked. It’s catchy and bouncy and very sunny and it’s a real joy to listen to.
Boy I’d like to see them live.
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