Event Details
Date: Sunday, June 17, 2012
Start Time: 8:00 PM
Event Type: Concerts, Special Events
Last Updated: June 03, 2012
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LemonadeLe1fWater BordersLemonadeFormed in San Francisco, Lemonade initially crafted visceral, psychedelic, and vaguely tropical rave journeys that touched upon dozens of the groups influences (Liquid Liquid, Sons of a Loop Da Loop Era, Digital Mystikz) without sounding particularly like any of them. Early shows offered otherworldy, mind-bending experiences that drew a loyal MDMA-crazed local following. The phenomenon only intensified after the release of the bands self-titled debut LP in 2008 and subsequent move to New York.That mostly improvised, ecstatic collection of agile, hedonistic pop music (as called by Radio 1s Mary Anne Hobbes) earned praise from the indie and dance communities alike. Pitchfork wrote, it vividly replicates that first sensation of losing yourself in a peak-hour, strobe-lit reverie, where the communal act of dancing teeters between liberation and disorientation.2010 saw the bands second release, Pure Moods, an effort by Lemonade to steer their schizophrenic palate through pop waters. Combining warped old-school rave, R&B, grime, a variety of global rhythms, and other styles too numerous to list, the record was an important stepping stone for a group that was only beginning to discover the emotional potency of out-and-out pop songwriting.Now, more than two years later, that transformation is complete, as Diver documents Lemonade operating as a focused unit, one thats more interested in speaking to your heart than blowing your mind. Traces of the groups disparate musical interests still populate the record, but make no mistake, Diver is a bold and sensual electronic pop record.Diver swims ecstatically in every thing from the melodies of early 90s R&B, UK 2-step Garage, Balearic house and NY freestyle to 80s pop-rock nostalgia, wispy new age, boy-band innocence, and synth-driven Euro-trance. The production, assisted by Fisherspooner collaborator Le Chev, is exceptionally crisp. Diver also contains some of most easily digestible music Lemonade has ever produced, yet it is anything but shallow. Callans lyrics now look inward, to his attempts to hold on to redemptive love and romance in a cybernetic, information-rich world.