Monday night Doug and I went to the Stillbreather show at the Middle East Club in Cambridge. After a brief detour through Somerville and Cambridge we arrived a bit late but in time to hear most of the set.
They started the night with "Dawn" and "Move" (which were the two songs we missed). After a short time out to get Tina's jacket off(the zipper was stuck) they played "Hands" and Fitzy's favorite song "Beginnings"
The two songs they closed with were the best of the night. The second to last song was "Yellow to Red" It is their newest song and there best. Yellow is so hot they should rename it to Hansel. The guitar and Bass work in the song are nasty along with the drumming of the band's true star Jay Pacor. They ended with "Eyes are Talking" which after buying the CD and listening to it has become one of my favorite songs.
Stillbreather was a lot better than I thought it was going to be, I was expecting cheesy rifts and the typically lame lyrics you hear from other smaller bands. I was very impressed with their sound and their lyrics. To say that they are a good indie rock band or garage band is selling them short, they are a very good rock band. For those of you around the Boston area come out to their next show and support them. I am not really into branching out musically and typically stick with the mainstream stuff, but trust me when I tell you that Stillbreather is legit. If you don't believe me buy their CD for $6 if you hate it then don't go to the show and you will end up saving $2.
The next show is September 1st at T.T. the Bears place at 9:45pm, depending on when the newest Pacheco arrives I will be there. I will leave you in my opinion the top Stillbreather tunes:
1. Yellow to Red
2. Above your Lungs
3. Eyes are Talking
4. Furiosa
5. Beginnings