[DID NOT ATTEND: October 30, 2022] We Were Promised Jetpacks / Breakup Shoes
I’ve seen We Were Promised Jetpacks a couple of times and they put on a ripping show. I had seen them play White Eagle Hall back in 2020 and it was fantastic–the crowd was really responsive.
But recently one of their original members left and they seem to have changed their sound a bit. I didn’t enjoy it quite as much. But they tour around here all the time, it seems (especially for a band from Scotland). I’m curious if their shows will be as intense. However, this show was right in the middle of a bunch of shows–I had been to shows the four nights previous. So I had to give up something and this was it.
So, I’m sure WWPJ will be back again.
Breakup Shoes reminds me of The Housemartins/non-funny Barenaked Ladies–soda pop sweet, surf-flavored indie rock but with dark lyrics that you might not pick out. All of this wrapped in a more 90s sound–buzzy guitars and fuzzy production with guitar solos.
I rather enjoyed the few songs I heard.
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