It was a very cold, very enjoyable evening during the football mummy set sold on Thursday night at Thalia Hall. Hour and a half-and-a-half set was the first of the two-night residence for the Nashville-based band and its leader, Sophia Elisen, who has prepared an emotionally pierced tunes and made a name for themselves who talks with separation, yearning , And hope to be young.
It is easy to fall in love with the music of the soccer mother. This is poignant and piercing – the kind of music you will hear during your weakest moments as a teenager or young adult. He is the soundtrack of the youth, yearning and observation.
I think most concert-boars spend a lot of time listening to their albums alone with headphones, canceling any noise from the real world. The meat must have had a chance to see one of your favorite artists and not only through intensive moments of solitude.
It was then amazing that the audience of the concert did not have to be Russia. The massive 20- and 30-viewers were quite cute and respectable to the band and the members of the other audience, giving people a room to enjoy themselves despite breathing and packed the main floor. Overall, it was designed for a warm, welcome room scene that allowed overnight.
This level of respect is translated overnight in other moments. In recent times, I have been quite using for an artist entering the stage and young concerts kill your cell phone to record or take photos. Cool, they are not.
Nevertheless, the spectators of the football mummy were slightly different. While there were some handful of phones that were popped inside and outside, most of the fans decided to focus on music and be present. It was created for a very pleasant atmosphere which reminded me of pre-political time.
These new tracks of “Evergreen” of his latest album, 2024 were my favorite from the evening. While he still employed his signature elements of sweet tunes and longing, “evergreen”, like “drivers”, the proponent also incorporates summer moments.
Its topical Twenty guitar is a matter of surprise a dreampop on “M”, which seems to be directly out from the 90s. Red-Havi Lighting and Simple Stage Setups were an ideal match for Elisen’s bite song and energetic intestine punch.
Until the end of the “salt in the wound”, the propulsive buildup was a great shock of energy that continued the speed. It was one of the most compelling moments of the night – completely alive and powerful.
Nevertheless, he left a lot of rooms for many of his biggest tracks such as “Circle the Drain” of the 2020 album “color theory”. Fan favorite “Your Dog”, away from the “clean” of 2018, just looked fresh as and when it was released for the first time, it was indicated. It is like a track – lyrically, son -in -law – it is as relevant as it was ever, especially if we are considering a disturbance of modern love and romance.
Everything was not right that evening. There was an issue with sound quality. While guitar, bass, and drums all looked fine and tight, it was difficult to understand Elison’s voice and songs from time to time. The singing close to the mike sometimes made her lyrics, which looked like atmospheric jam sessions rather than a clear performance.
First, it was fine, but with the show moving forward it became some annoyance and somewhat away from the overall experience of the show.
However, it did not completely ruin the energy. Many fans gently bopes with music. And things were quite crisp for my favorite performance in the evening, when the group performed “Fil It All Time” from “Sometimes, Forever” of 2022.
Before she started playing, Elisen addressed the audience, something that happened only a few times during the evening. The track, as he explained, was about his beloved truck and it was about the freedom provided. The truck died recently and she looked quite upset about it, even though the father of her band member was trying to fix it.
“I think a truck from Chicago like a city,” he said. Whether it is true, a matter of debate, the lack of compromise of the audience did not stop him from sharing how much his ride is to her, or is taking us to the freedom and purpose that she felt her Was done
“I want to drive out where the sun shines / removes the noise and the way I feel,” he sang. It was another emotionally weak moment on one evening, which was filled with one of them in the evening, and for this critic, it was quite powerful at the end.