How the Notes All Bend : The Temper Trap "Science of Fear" 4/5/10

I caught the second New York-area show for Australia-based band The Temper Trap. They've followed a natural progression as far as NYC shows are concerned, selling out Mercury Lounge last year, shuffling through a literal marathon of shows during the CMJ Music Festival and now selling out two shows in their own right after the US release of their album Conditions. The song "Sweet Disposition" has been the soundtrack a lot of our American subconsciousness, and the soundtrack to their steady rise to notoriety. The show itself proved that they are hardly under the radar anymore, with a seriously impressive light show and some avid fans from a usually "too-cool-and-mostly-indifferent" Brooklyn crowd. I finally got a good view for their last song, "Science of Fear", capturing yet another from-the-balcony video. The sound is a little bass-ier than I was hoping, not sure if it's the fact that I have to compress the file down (tech nerds? advice?) I was less zoom-crazy which I think looks nice, plus the sweet light show made it awesome. The best part? Hearing my friend Alex talk responding to the band's rhetorical "Thanks for having us" and also commenting on the mysterious guy-in-a-suit who seemed to be their roadie/towel manager. Seriously, who was that guy?

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