In Search Of: Miike Snow Smashes Mercury Lounge

Miike Snow at Mercury Lounge 9.16.09

As you surely know by now, Miike Snow played 2 shows last week with Jack Peñate at Mercury Lounge. After seeing the supporting Tuesday set, I had a really interesting conversation with the band before their headlining show on Wednesday. It shed new light on Miike Snow and gave me a new appreciation for their music and live show…

Miike Snow took the dark stage wearing white masks at the start of both sets and eased the crowd into their banging show with Burial, the perfect buildup.

Interaction with the crowd was at a minimal but Miike Snow are serious, letting the music and their passion for delivering a phenomenal performance do all the talking. Their headlining set on Wednesday night added Plastic Jungle and had a few minor sound issues that visibly frustrated lead singer Andrew, but did not falter the set at all.

You may not realize it but underneath all of those beautifully constructed layers of drum machines, synths, keyboards, bass and guitar there is some real depth to Miike Snow, it’s a beautiful surprise. Miike Snow delivered one of my standout performances of 2009, a dance party drawn from a deep place of mystery and emotion. The pictures in this post are from the headlining show on 9.16 just because I liked this set better.

MP3: Miike Snow – Cult Logic or zShare
MP3: Miike Snow – Animal (Mark Ronson Remix) or zShare