LA based
all-girl band, Warpaint paid a visit to Toronto on Tuesday, March 25th at the
Danforth Music Hall during their North American tour with Wales singer songwriter, Cate
Le Bon. I was dying to see them live after my friend, Bryan introduced me to
them a few weeks ago and we missed their show at SXSW. They delivered a
compulsive yet dreamy performance, which was beyond my expectations.
They kicked
off their set with a tune from their latest self-titled album released in
January, Feeling Alright. The quartet
cohesively pulled the strings of ambient melodies, which mesmerized the
audience instantly from the very first tune they dropped on the stage. They've
mixed new tunes with their good oldie songs. A singe off of the new record, Love Is to Die, emitted plaintive yet
divine verses, which I appreciated every of bit of the danceable beats.
My favorite moment of the show was when they performed Billie Holiday, a soft tune composed of
four majestic harmonies generated by the girls. I found myself immersed in the
world of Warpaint where I couldn't help but sway along with the melodic wave.
My eyes and ears were pleased, yet it wasn't the end of their performance
climax. As their encore, the quartet performed one of the fans favorite tunes
off their initial record, Elephant.
Starting with captivating guitar riffs followed by aesthetic vocal of Emily
Kokal, the song led the audience to the five minute (or even longer) of the
mind-blowing jamming session. It reminded me that music is something we don't
only use our ears to listen. It is something we feel with all five senses,
in-taking every bit of visual, scent, texture verse and taste in the moment.
The jam kept cultivating my curiosity so long that I wish
it lasted forever. I went home from the show and the first thing I did was to
turn on my record to listen to the newly purchased vinyl at the show. When I
closed my eyes, I had vivid fresh back of these four girls rocking the shit out
that I hadn't felt it for a very long time
