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[ATTENDED: April 18, 2024] Sir Chloe 

My daughter was really excited to see Sir Chloe.  I wound up buying resale tickets to this show (which thankfully weren’t crazy overpriced).

We arrived a little early (last time we went to a show that she wanted to go to I was very surprised to see how early everyone else had gotten there).   I had assumed we’d get really close (I always seem to get pretty close at The Foundry, which just proves that her bands are more popular than mine).  The close up area was already full, so we got some merch and then we found a spot.  My daughter doesn’t like to be touched by other so we hung back.  The Foundry is small enough that we could see fine (but man pictures there are really tough to get).

We were in a weird (for me) spot–on the right side close to the wall, where the secret entrance to backstage is.  Which meant that kegs were going by from time to time.  Had I realized where we wound up I would have suggested the other side, near the entrance where people tend to not congregate, but whatever.

Before this show I really only knew  the one or two Sir Chloe songs that she had played me.  So, to get ready I listened to the new album a bunch and some of the more popular songs on Spotify.  I found I really liked her quite a lot–she’s a little slow for my tastes, but I enjoyed the tone and style of the music.  And the lyrics were pretty great too.

When she came out, she had an oddly disaffected appearance.  She seemed quite aloof and almost like she didn’t want to be there. And yet, I assume it was all part of the act, because she sang great and didn’t seem like she not giving her all.

It was quite a change from the warm and friendly stage presence of Girl in Red the night before.

Her band was really good and she came out to much applause.

I really enjoyed her new album quite a lot.  The songs are a bit more dramatic and push the envelope from the first album a little bit.  Songs like “Salivate” and “Hooves” are weird and intense, with loud guitars.

The earlier songs, though are also pretty cool.  “July” is a little more delicate on the edges, but with a nice fuzzy sound and Sir Chloe’s poppy vocal style.  “Animal” is a pretty dark song (her delivery is great) and it plays with the loud/soft vibe really well.

I think live both of these songs came across as louder and more powerful, which I really liked.  I came out as a pretty big fan of Sir Chloe

I found out after the show that my daughter didn’t enjoy the show as much as I did, because she didn’t know the newer songs at all.  And while t hey did play the songs she liked, I think she also found the crowd really unpleasant. Which they were.  There was a couple next to me talking at full conversational volume through a whole song.  I never do this, but I did have to say something because it was too obnoxious.

I assume that Sir Chloe is coming out with a new album soon since there were several brand new songs.  I really enjoyed “Seventeen” which rocks pretty hard.

I realize that Sir Chloe is more or less a TikTok creation and so her audience is pretty young, but I think she could easily bust out of that pigeonhole.  In fact the audience was pretty varied.

The end of the set was when she played the big crowd pleasers.  I really really liked “Sedona.”  Her delivery is deadpan, but really catchy.  She followed that with “Michelle” the massive hit that was the only song I knew.  The crowd went nuts and the song was really fun (Michelle, you are a monster from hell).

I was surprised that that wasn’t the final song, but I guess it was more fun to end on the far more dancey “Feel Again.”

Some of  the crowd left which meant we got a little closer for the three-song encore.

“Easy on You” was a fast tempo rocker from her first album.  Then she busted out an unreleased song (in the old days, I feel like the encore was meant for real crowd pleasers, but it seems like more and more it’s now the place to throw in one more brand new song).  It’s got a catchy, bratty “aha aha” that really sticks with you.

Then she ended with “Too Close.”  Which is her third biggest hit (according to Spotify) and the crowd was suitably excited to hear it.  Everyone enjoyed singing “I think it’s time for you to go.”

When Girl in Red announced that she was playing the same night as Sir Chloe, I found out that Sir Chloe would be playing Asbury Lanes in June, so I grabbed us tickets in case we couldn’t go to this show.  When I asked my daughter if she’s want to see her again she wasn’t sure.  But I’d certainly see her again, especially in a more forgiving place like Asbury Lanes.

I had a blast.  And the show was fairly short (75 minutes) which means getting home fairly early, too!

1. Should I Õ
2. Salivate Õ
3. Center Õ
4. Know Better Õ
5. Mercy ∇
6. July ¶
7. Untie You ¶
8. Animal ¶
9. Company ∇
10. Hooves Õ
11. Seventeen π
12. Obsession Õ
13. Over Again π
14. I Am the Dog Õ
15. Sedona ¶
16. Michelle ¶
17. Feel Again Õ
    Encore:
18. Easy on You ¶
19. Forgiving [new]
20. Too Close ¶

π Single (2024)
Õ I am the Dog (2023)
∇ Single (2022)
¶ Party Favors (2020)