kittens ablaze @ bruar falls - 10.22.09

kittens ablaze closed out nyctaper's cmj showcase at bruar falls and they were FANTASTIC. i read a review of them that said kittens ablaze sound like "ra ra riot meets cursive" which is not a bad way at all to describe their sound. the orchestrations were intense yet playful and their energy was some of the best i've seen. combine that with a drummer who sings lead and a cellist who plays like it's a guitar and you have kittens ablaze - clever and passionate indie rock. they blew me away and i can't wait to see them again.

setlist:

1 - strobelight
2 - this machine is dying
3 - gloom doom buttercups
4 - rabbit is a livewire
5 - hotel room
6 - evangeline
7 - branches
8 - wandering song

download the recording NOW at nyctaper and see the rest of my photos here.

k