[DID NOT ATTEND: November 5, 2022] Superorganism/Blood Culture
I had seen Superorganism four years ago. They were buzzing around with a couple of left field hits and at the time I thought they could be the next big thing or an internet meme. Well, they drifted away. But came back somewhat surprisingly at the end of last year.
Although I hadn’t heard they even released an album when this show was announced.
I’d had a good time at the last show so I grabbed a ticket. Evidently the show did not sell well as Union Transfer sent out this:
You are invited to bring a friend for FREE! No catches or hidden fees etc. Just roll up to the show with your ticket(s) and let the door people and ticket scanners know you are bringing your friend as a free plus one / guest. They’ll hand over a complimentary ticket for your friend to use on the spot and that’s it. Free show!
It had been a long week and the kids were both going to a homecoming dance, so we decided to stay home (even though I would have brought her for free).
The opening band Blood Cultures has a fascinating gimmick
Blood Cultures is an experimental indie pop group from New Jersey. First known as a single person and now recognized as a collective (a quartet as of 2019), the band’s members remain anonymous, their faces obscured by black hoods in all photos. As they have explained, their anonymity is crucial to their ethos and aims “to keep the relationship between the listener and the music as pure as possible”. Hailed as some of the most exciting music coming out of New York by NME in 2018, Blood Cultures’ genre-bending sound is often characterized as psychedelic pop, electropop, and chillwave. Blood Cultures released their first album, Happy Birthday, in 2017. The band released its second album, Oh Uncertainty! A Universe Despairs, in September 2019. Their third record, LUNO, was released on May 28, 2021.
They sound pretty interesting and I would have definitely enjoyed checking them out. I’m also really surprised I hadn’t heard of them before.
