Q: What does a kinky dance party sound like when the expensive designer drugs really, really kick in? A: An Albatross.
Celebrated for their explosive, one-minute, synthesizer-soaked songs and their tendency to encourage impromptu audience participation in their live shows, An Albatross are a stirring thing to behold. Their We Are the Lazer Viking LP clocks in at a mere eight minutes and 20 seconds, but don’t rush to judgment. With an odd habit of attempting to add words and phrases to popular language (“The Bear Warp” and “Aural Liberation,” for example) and an even odder habit of distilling four minutes of already-lunatic rock into 60 seconds of utter abandon, everything about these guys is designed to rescue pop culture from the ho-hum condition that it’s in. One visit to see An Albatross will have you convinced they are succeeding. Eddie Gieda, lead singer and self-proclaimed “Psychedelevangelist” puts on an impulsive, athletic performance that will have you questioning reality. (And afterwards, he’s likely to come and visit you in your booth to talk about music, love and what it’s really like to be a Lazer Viking these days.)
Go on — be a part of An Albatross’ cultural revolution. Tickets are available at Natural Sound and www.virtuous.com.
