You probably already caught the knish: The main act was honestly a quite bland experience. I had perhaps hoped they could convince me to go buy their recently released debut album, The Arrogant, but sorry guys, that's not gonna happen. There there just isn't much zest to neither their music nor their performance, and they seem to have tough time building up anything substantial around their improbable, ultra-minimal breakthrough hit, 'The Balcony', which features a whopping four of the six-piece live line-up playing percussion. There's nothing wrong with percussion at all, but I didn't really like the impression of a band, who have achieved success on a sound which is a so massively stripped version of themselves.
On the other hand, Treefight For Sunlight was an interesting experience. As with their album, the rumor had run ahead, and had perhaps led me to having very high expectations, once again ending up with their splendor being somewhat matter-of-factly. The bands high degree of advanced vocal work was executed spotlessly, and the entire performance was very professional for a still relatively unexperienced foursome. I would almost define the performance as grave, which at times seemed awkward juxtaposed with the band's merry sound. But when the shit hits the fan, it's all about musicality, which is definitely in abundance with Treefight For Sunlight. The first few songs, the same first three as on the album, weren't as strong live as on the album, but the rest of the set was very impressive, especially 'What Became of You and I', which is definitely not one of my favorites on the album, and the darker, heavier songs 'Time Stretcher' and 'They Never Did Know'. Indeed a very exciting band to follow, and one that more than likely hasn't reached their full potential yet.
