8.4 / 10

Firstly I have to apologize for my initial judgements made prior to the show, I had stated that they in fact could do absolutely no justice to the MBV you-made-me-realise full body experience. Yet in fact during this last minute Halloween adventure, Asobi did come near doing just that. Granted they did not have a half of million dollars in speakers on stage to reach the 128 Dbs which “realise” had in its favor.

The band is comprised of a 5-foot Asian female vocalist who sung sweet tonal ranges while the guitar player strummed at a furious rate. Intense harmonies were often outlined by bright white lights showing from beneath the front of the stage. Per usual, I fell in love with the drummer (the melody from Wilco’s Heavy Metal Drummer did started playing in my head) who really owned the whole show in my opinion. The show was highlighted by a 9 to 12 minute shoegaze masterpiece that ends with a low grade “you made me realise” sound that is looped through a keyboard while they exit the stage…..it was perfect. In the end, the show caused my leg tapped feverishly as I hoped to match the percussionists precision on the bass drum.

The best part of the night has nothing to do with music though…well kind of nothing to do with music. Outside on the patio, the gang got to meet a young woman who had not been to a show in 6 years. This 24 year old was dressed as a “flopper” which is supposedly a woman from the 1920s. My hope is that the combination of costume, distance and Asobi would be the catalysts for change in her life, propelling  her ultimately to join this movement that continues to grow despite the scenesters and general empathy of the current adolescent generation.

In one sentence: It might have been best show I have seen at the Echo which means they beat out the likes of the Fleet Foxes, Xiu Xiu and the Dirty Projectors.

~Capt AKAK

PS I realize I need pictures in the future, fuck words.