live: delorean and miike snow

Considering that members of Miike Snow have worked with the likes of Madonna, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue and J. Lo, it’s a fair assumption that their music will get people on the dancefloor, too. Last night at Bowery Ballroom, the three core members of the Swedish electro-pop band (with an extra four musicians on stage) started a party highlighted by tracks like “Burial,” “Black & Blue,” “Animal” and “Sylvia” from their self-titled debut (which, as of now, is only available through eMusic in Canada). Everyone wore white plastic masks for the first few songs, but temporary facelessness aside, the way these guys felt on stage was obvious — a couple of them often had one fist pumping triumphantly in the air while the other was used to turn electronic dials or bang on a drum machine.

With recent True Panther Sounds signees Delorean opening the show, there was no shortage of enthusiastic dudes behind keyboards and drum machines, as each group had at least three members producing some sort of electronic effects. I first saw Delorean during CMJ in October and they’ve only gotten tighter and punchier since. Their Ayrton Senna EP is available now, and the full-length Subiza is out June 8. I also maintain that Unai Lazcano is one of the most entertaining synth players/beat makers I’ve ever seen, with both his Nike-clad feet rarely on the ground at the same time for more than a second. All of this was music made to be felt as much as it was made to be heard, from the thudding bass in Miike Snow’s “A Horse Is Not A Home” to the percussion in all of Delorean’s set, which alternated between a traditional kit and a drum machine.

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