Say Hi / The Big Sleep show.

With a strong guitar sound driving them forward, Say Hi's melodies are sway inducing at the least, while the vocals lull you into a place where the lyrics just slide into your ears unnoticed. Their sweet, straight-forward sound will take you back to a distant memory of some trip north during the fall.

Their most recent disc, The Wishes and The Glitch, showcases Eric Elbogen's drifting, yet sometimes sultry voice. Northwestern Girls is a perfect example, followed by the familiar vocal and instrumental sounds in the track Shakes Her Shoulders, which have become easily identifiable with the essential indie-pop sound. Northwestern Girls, Toil and Trouble, Spiders, and We Lost The Albatross should easily be adored from this 11 track outing.



The Big Sleep is rightfully described as bedroom metal. Granted, it's from a bedroom that many of us only wish we were sleeping in, but the lax, yet strong guitar comes in and makes sweet love to your ears. When the vocals and rhythm show up, it's an auditory three way with you as the lucky recipient. The live show is best summarized as an angry night of passion set to skillfully crafted instrumentals with entrancing guitar work leading the charge. Each song being strong and throaty right up until the end. The last song of the set, crunched out by heavy chords worthy of Korg emitted a hint of sadness, like the end of any good relationship.

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