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Suckers recently performed at Brooklyn’s Music Hall.

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MP3: Suckers – A Mind I Knew

Enjoy the Q&A below. Read my review of Suckers @ BK’s Music Hall here.

MP3: Suckers – A Mind I Knew

As per usual, Suckers performed an outrageously sublime set on Friday evening. This particular show served as an official celebration for the release of their brilliant debut album (Wild Smile). The cherry on the proverbial cake came in the form of an encore featuring: Yeasayer, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Class Actress, Cameron Hull & Sean Bones. TMS Rating: 10/10. Be certain to watch their video for ‘Black Sheep’ here. Follow Suckers on Twitter.

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Watch their gorgeous acoustic take on ‘Black Sheep’ in the feature below.

MP3: Suckers – A Mind I Knew

Enjoy ‘Black Sheep’ below. Read our extensive review of Wild Smile here.

MP3: Suckers – A Mind I Knew

Our fabulous guest blogger, Britt Lundborg, shares her thoughts on the brand new album. “Your heart is like a crippled demon’s semen on your clothes”, so sings Quinn Walker on “A Mind I Knew”, a track off Suckers’ Frenchkiss Records debut, Wild Smile. The tune is a clattery, anxious steam-engine that picks up propulsive energy until its hard stop close. Lyrically, Suckers’ songs are populated with mind-testing poetic shorthand. Sometimes it’s obscure (see: crippled demon spunk) and sometimes it’s simple, specific and sad: “Pour out the wine, cardboard underneath our spines. Curled up shoes that keep repeating on the news”. Whether this sort of lyrically imagistic approach is off-putting or endearing is your challenge, not Suckers who sound assured, passionate and barely roped in on their LP. Scattering phrases like seeds on the wind can grate a listener who suspects laziness (bad) or pretension (even worse). But on Wild Smile, a magical coalescence occurs partly because a solid pop foundation underscores every tune. They use their songs as a jumping off point for invention and come at music-making in a scatter-shot, unusual way. Take “Black Sheep”, their lead single, for example. It’s a thumping, dizzying thrill ride built around an addictive little guitar riff and a huge squalling chorus. In the course of three and a half minutes, they change tempos, squeal their wheels and run shrieking the wrong way down a one-way street. It’s chaotic, shambolic and has ju-jus bigger than twenty Brooklyn-based bands combined. I know what you’re thinking: “Cripes, another Brooklyn bo-ho bro group! I can’t take any more whistling, falsetto or campfire harmonizing”. Fair enough, it’s been a tough few years here in the New York music scene and sorting the genuine from the false takes some patience. You will find it here with Suckers.

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Watch their entire performance here.

Wild Smile will see daylight shortly.

MP3: Suckers – A Mind I Knew

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Wild Smile will see daylight shortly.

Last month, Suckers performed on KEXP.

MP3: Suckers – A Mind I Knew

Britt Lundborg attended yesterday’s gig and offers an extensive report! Last night, Local Natives and Suckers played to a sold-out house at Bowery Ballroom. French Kiss Records is smart to pair these guys together for a road-tour, since the bands complement one another without treading toes. Brooklyn-based foursome Suckers play melodic, yet shouty campfire anthems and LA-bred Local Natives make guitar-plinking sing-alongs.

Neither band is hard to look at either, which always helps.

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Yesterday’s set featured:

A Mind I Knew
Before Your Birthday Ends
Black Sheep
Martha
You Can Keep Me Runnin’ Around

Stream the full playback here.

Wild Smile will see daylight shortly.

MP3: Suckers – Black Sheep