Ladytron Report

Last night Ezra and I saw Ladytron and the French Kicks at the Paradise.  I enjoyed the show quite a bit, though I was definitely focused on trying to get pictures this time–which was a bit of a challenge for a variety of reasons (dim and ever-changing lights and lots of equipment in my face being the biggest).

I really liked the French Kicks.  I’d only heard a few of their songs before, but I think they’ve now officially won me over.  Last night I thought they seemed like a cross between Spoon and The Postal Service, but I think I like them better than either of those bands–maybe if I listened to their records I’d decide that’s a bizarre comparison.  Anyway, they’re good stuff.  I see record shopping in my future.

Nick Stumpf French Kicks

Nick Stumpf of the French Kicks

The show was sold out and the crowd seemed pretty pumped for Ladytron.  Their set was about what I expected–good and dancey, though I somehow thought it would be louder and more of a wash of sound as the M83 show I saw at the Paradise was.  Still, it was good fun. 

Mira of Ladytron

Mira Aroyo of Ladytron

Here’s what they played:

High Rise
Evil
Cracked LCD
Sugar
He Took Her to a Movie
Soft Power
AMTV
Playgirl
Blue Jeans
Beauty*2
International Dateline
Fighting in Built Up Areas
WhiteLightGenerator
Destroy Everything You Touch
—–
Encore:

True Mathematics
The Last One Standing
Seventeen
 

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Ladytron

Song in my head this morning?  “The Last One Standing”

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  1. Ezra April 19, 2006 7:00 am

    So in all your picture taking, I think you missed the distinct pleasure of getting hit by the enormous fluffy hair of the boy behind us who was flailing around and yelling “I LOVE YOU LADYTRON!”. I called him “the freewheelin’ bob dylan” to myself, because he looked like that era dylan.

  2. tercat April 19, 2006 7:28 am

    I did feel a rustling at my back, but I chose to ignore!

  3. Ezra April 19, 2006 10:15 pm

    Song in my head yesterday morning? “Destroy everything you touch”

  4. tercat April 19, 2006 10:41 pm

    I think the one you had in your head this morning was “Soft Power”.