If you couldn’t already tell by my myriad posts about Secret Machines over the last 2 weeks, I’m very excited about the new album.

It’s genius. 8 well-crafted gems without any sort of fluff. I love it. In a way, it reminds me of ( ). I get a similar feeling and the songs provoke you in a very familiar way. If Sigur Ros and Secret Machines ever did a joint tour I very well might lose my head. That’d be unreal!

Anyway, out of daydreaming and back to the show.

Considering how powerful and large their sound is, I was particularly curious to see how they would pull off an entirely acoustic set. Well, the answer is, they put on a brilliant stripped-down show.

Speaking with drummer Josh before they hit the stage, he said he had no idea what the band was going to play (apparently brothers Ben and Brandon call the shots) but promised that it’d be a treat to hear the ‘bare bones’ feel of the songs.

He wasn’t kidding.

“Alone Jealous + Stoned” was especially perfect last night. The gentle insrumentation combined with Ben and Brandon’s vocals work extraorinarily well together. For me this was the highlight. As was “Daddy’s In The Doldrums”. Oh, whatever, I was mesmorized by the entire set!

For all keeping score, the setlist went like this:

Lightning Blue Eyes
Alone Jealous + Stoned
Daddy’s In The Doldrums
Nowhere Again
1,000 Seconds

The band will be touring, outside of NY (imagine that!) all summer long.
Don’t miss it, for the love of Matisyahu!!!