Spaceland is not the venue I would choose for Choir Of Young Believers, but seeing a band as honest and warm as them in a more intimate setting was definitely no bad thing. If you're familiar with "This Is For The White In Your Eyes", you can imagine them playing an old converted theater like the Wiltern with an orchestral backing to a packed and rapt audience gently swaying to the sweet sound of Jannis Noya Makrigiannis' voice. Sure, this is Indie Pop, but it is no generic "we're young, we're angsty, check us out - we're musicians" turgid nonsense that is so ubiquitous in these times. The album itself is beautifully balanced; it's a healthy dose of light and dark, poppy and sombre. They were definitely confident on stage, but without coming across as detached or arrogant. A very sound live performance that struck a chord with me.
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