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13 Nov 2008, 1:11
It is safe to say that Tiger Lou lives up to the motto of his new album A Partial Print: the more you give, the less you have to carry (which was apparently provided by an avid fan of all things Swedish). Rasmus Kellerman and his band never fail to give their audience a memorable experience, although tonight, they appeared to be holding back a bit.
Opening the night at the Brew House, Gothenburg's newly established counterpart to Stockholm's Fryshuset as a reasonably-sized all-ages venue, was the female duo Lowood. Accompanied by borrowed Tiger Lou drummer Pontus Levahn and keyboardist Kicki Halmos, singer/guitarist Therese Johansson showed considerable promise. The one track I had heard before, the MySpace-posted Close To Violence, sounded really good, but it wasn't the only one. Still, I would probably have preferred them going for an even more mellow sound.
As recently announced, the first set of Tiger Lou shows in support of A Partial Print showcase the album in its ordered entirety. I always find such endeavors intriguing, but this "essential challenge" seemed at times to be an overwhelming one for the band, struggling to enthuse the crowd with so many somber new tracks. Particularly,Coalitions and Odessa fell a little short of the mark, but most disappointing was the rendition of the lead single Crushed By A Crowd. As the most accessible track on the album, I thought it would be an easy sell in the live setting, but it started out too slow and never really found its footing. On the other hand, The Less You Have To Carry, An Atlas Of Those Our Own, and Trails Of Spit excelled beyond the recordings with the added intensity and dynamics.
After a brief intermission, we were led down memory lane as the band offered us two songs each from the first two Tiger Lou albums: the title track andNixon from 2005's The Loyal, as well as The war between us and The wake/hooray hooray from 2004's Is my head still on?. This last song was the highlight of the evening for me, since it is one of my favorites of Rasmus' songs (although I prefer the Araki version), and also in part because it was the sole surprise of the set, seeing as reviews of previous shows had revealed the three other encore picks.
Upon his promised return in Spring, I hope the Tiger and his friends will up the brightness and the catchiness a bit, giving us songs likeSell out, When I Was A Kid and All I have. In any case, I will be there, curious to hear which songs from A Partial Print make the setlist of that tour.
All in all, although I am partial to Tiger Lou's earlier material - most recently having discovered the unreleased album from his pre-solo career band Music By Em - this was a thoroughly enjoyable and interesting concert, breathing some more life into A Partial Print, an album that I suppose will continue to grow.
Setlist:
01.The More You Give
02.The Less You Have To Carry
03.So Demure
04.Trust Falls
05.An Atlas Of Those Our Own
06.Odessa
07.Trails Of Spit
08.Coalitions
09.Crushed By A Crowd
10.A Partial Print
--
11.Nixon
12.The wake/hooray hooray
13.The loyal
14.The war between us
Opening the night at the Brew House, Gothenburg's newly established counterpart to Stockholm's Fryshuset as a reasonably-sized all-ages venue, was the female duo Lowood. Accompanied by borrowed Tiger Lou drummer Pontus Levahn and keyboardist Kicki Halmos, singer/guitarist Therese Johansson showed considerable promise. The one track I had heard before, the MySpace-posted Close To Violence, sounded really good, but it wasn't the only one. Still, I would probably have preferred them going for an even more mellow sound.
As recently announced, the first set of Tiger Lou shows in support of A Partial Print showcase the album in its ordered entirety. I always find such endeavors intriguing, but this "essential challenge" seemed at times to be an overwhelming one for the band, struggling to enthuse the crowd with so many somber new tracks. Particularly,
Coalitions and Odessa fell a little short of the mark, but most disappointing was the rendition of the lead single Crushed By A Crowd. As the most accessible track on the album, I thought it would be an easy sell in the live setting, but it started out too slow and never really found its footing. On the other hand, The Less You Have To Carry, An Atlas Of Those Our Own, and Trails Of Spit excelled beyond the recordings with the added intensity and dynamics.After a brief intermission, we were led down memory lane as the band offered us two songs each from the first two Tiger Lou albums: the title track and
Nixon from 2005's The Loyal, as well as The war between us and The wake/hooray hooray from 2004's Is my head still on?. This last song was the highlight of the evening for me, since it is one of my favorites of Rasmus' songs (although I prefer the Araki version), and also in part because it was the sole surprise of the set, seeing as reviews of previous shows had revealed the three other encore picks.Upon his promised return in Spring, I hope the Tiger and his friends will up the brightness and the catchiness a bit, giving us songs like
Sell out, When I Was A Kid and All I have. In any case, I will be there, curious to hear which songs from A Partial Print make the setlist of that tour.All in all, although I am partial to Tiger Lou's earlier material - most recently having discovered the unreleased album from his pre-solo career band Music By Em - this was a thoroughly enjoyable and interesting concert, breathing some more life into A Partial Print, an album that I suppose will continue to grow.
Setlist:
01.
The More You Give02.
The Less You Have To Carry03.
So Demure04.
Trust Falls05.
An Atlas Of Those Our Own06.
Odessa07.
Trails Of Spit08.
Coalitions09.
Crushed By A Crowd10.
A Partial Print--
11.
Nixon12.
The wake/hooray hooray13.
The loyal14.
The war between us
