[ATTENDED: June 2, 2024] Sir Chloe
My daughter was excite to see Sir Chloe. We saw them back in April. I wasn’t sure if we’d be able to go for various reasons, so I snagged a ticket to this leg of the tour just in case.
She actually didn’t love the April show as much as I did, and I wasn’t sure if she’d want to go, but she did. And we’re both glad we went.
Because she was on crutches, and I had my cane, they put is in a handicapped spot which was next to the sound board and roped off from everyone else, but still plenty close to the action.
Last time, there were people talking a lot through the set. This happened tonight as well–a group of guys mostly standing at the back (in front of our area) and just ignoring everything. Fortunately, since they were in front of us, we couldn’t really hear them, they were just annoying.
I felt like Sir Chloe were more into this show than the Philly show. Or maybe it was just easier to focus on this show (the Foundry show had a lot of distractions). I swore that they played more songs for us than in Philly, but that was not true. The one nice feature of the show though was it was Asbury Park’s Pride Day, and the band made a special point of talking about it and how they were honored to be playing that evening.
So the setlist was the same, but perhaps it’s because I knew the show , that I enjoyed it more?
Like last time, when she came out, she had an oddly disaffected appearance. She seemed quite aloof, but i am certain this time it was part of the act, because between songs she was very friendly.
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 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).
Turs out that even though that is her big hit–the one that made her famous, I don’t like it nearly as much as her other songs.
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.”
“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.”
My daughter knew two people at the show (one she knew was there, the other was a surprise) so that was fun too.
And, like last time, the show was fairly short (75 minutes) which meant we got home fairly early, too! I don’t know if I/we will see her again any time soon, but I’m very curious what the next record will be like.
| Asbury Lanes, June 2024 |
The Foundry, April 2024 |
| Should I Õ |
Should I Õ |
| Salivate Õ |
Salivate Õ |
| Center Õ |
Center Õ |
| Know Better Õ |
Know Better Õ |
| Mercy ∇ |
Mercy ∇ |
| July ¶ |
July ¶ |
| Untie You ¶ |
Untie You ¶ |
| Animal ¶ |
Animal ¶ |
| Company ∇ |
Company ∇ |
| Hooves Õ |
Hooves Õ |
| Seventeen π |
Seventeen π |
| Obsession Õ |
Obsession Õ |
| Over Again π |
Over Again π |
| I Am the Dog Õ |
I Am the Dog Õ |
| Sedona ¶ |
Sedona ¶ |
| Michelle ¶ |
Michelle ¶ |
| Feel Again Õ |
Feel Again Õ |
| encore |
encore |
| Easy on You ¶ |
Easy on You ¶ |
| Forgiving [new] |
Forgiving [new] |
| Too Close ¶ |
Too Close ¶ |
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π Single (2024)
Õ I am the Dog (2023)
∇ Single (2022)
¶ Party Favors (2020)
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