The Morning Benders: TT's Cambridge 4.17.10
Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 6:28PM ;)
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The Morning Benders released one of my favorite records of 2010 so far in Big Echo. The record is full of big ideas executed beautifully, and it has a sheen and prettiness that would turn me off if the songs were anything but perfect - which they are. It is a near-perfect pop record.
My expectations were high for their show at TTs last night - and all things considered, they delivered. The band was tight, charismatic and sounded great. Compared to Surfer Blood, a band which I had similarly high hopes for, The Morning Benders were heads and shoulders above. However, the encore-less set came in at a disappointingly short 50 minutes. 9 of the 10 tracks on Big Echo were played - only the Grizzly Bear-esque closing track Sleeping In was missing. While I expected the set to be heavy on Big Echo material, I was surprised that debut Talking Through Tin Cans was completely ignored. A headlining set that comes in under an hour is disappointing, especially for a band with two albums under their belt. Overall, though, the quality of the songs and performance far outweighed the negatives.
Full set is available for stream/download below - sound on this one is very good, thanks to excellent sound in the club. No photos or videos this time due to some technical difficulties. Enjoy and please support The Morning Benders by buying their music
The Morning Benders
TT The Bears - Cambridge MA
April 17, 2010
Stiches
Promises
Wet Cement
Cold War (Nice Clean Fight)
Pleasure Sighs
Hand Me Downs
Mason Jar
All Day Daylight
(Banter)
Excuses
Reader Comments (3)
Quality is great, I really enjoyed the show too; but agree it was a bit too short.
Need to re-EQ this, sounds much worse on my earbuds than it did on real headphones. Painful
can`t download, please help!