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[DID NOT ATTEND: September 24, 2025] Stereolab

I saw Stereolab at Union Transfer in 2019.  I really enjoyed the show–they sounded great and they were really entertaining.  I saw them again at Franklin Music Hall in 2022 and I didn’t really enjoy it.  I couldn’t put my finger on why it was less fun.  Bigger venue, with a less serious crowd?  I don’t know.  But I was a little bored by the set.  So when this show was announced, despite it being at the better venue, I opted not to get a ticket.

I see now that they played 9 songs from their latest album, so I’m glad I didn’t go.

Memorials (Verity Susman and Matthew Simms, previously of Electrelane/WIRE) are an experimental pop band from the UK with a psychedelic sound that is both melodic and unconventional. They sound an awful lot like Stereolab–which is no bad thing.  Maybe a bit more fun?  This is a pretty ideal double bill.  Verity even sounds like Lætitia Sadier.