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The album starts off with one of it’s most memorable songs. See The Sun starts off with a bluesy sounding guitar and vocal verse. It’s quite relaxing at first, but then it turns into an upbeat poppy number - I’m sure teenage girls all over the world love this song.

Again, Again, Again, (The Crux) comes next with another burst of guitar perfection. The lightly distorted strumming is very exciting, but still quite calm (going along with the rest of the album). This is probably the most memorable of the four songs.

Right away it comes off as typical bar-band music, but the more you listen the more great melodies and interesting performances become apparent. It sounds as if a lot of the album was recorded “live” with some additional overdubbing - arguably the best way to record music. This gives the music a genuine quality that comes from real people playing real instruments.

The album really starts with A Thread Cut With A Carving Knife - a slower song that reaches into the five minute range. It’s a tad uninteresting at parts, but the song really shines when Amy Millan starts singing. To be honest, most of my favourite parts of this album are when she’s singing. She has a great voice that really stands out of the mix and forces you to take notice. Nonetheless, this particular song seems to go on and on…

The more I listen to this album, the more I like it. It’s much more intricate than De-Loused in the Comatorium or Francis the Mute, but it still has a similar appeal. It’s easy to hear the growth this band has experienced, and it’s clear that they are putting a full effort in the music.

Yorke’s singing was definitely on form this show, and so were the backup vocals of Ed O’Brian. His voice was particularly prominent (and perfectly performed) during Weird Fishes/Arpeggi. Johnny was usually off to his side of the stage slamming his pick into his guitar or playing various keyboards. His style of guitar playing is a lot of fun to watch, and you can hear every emotion he puts into the music. I find myself wishing that drummer Phil Selway would put that much heart into his playing; not that I have many qualms with his performance.

With cowboy hats and hick dancing in tow, The Stables began their set and quickly impressed me with their consistent playing, amazing attitude, and undeniable skill. Without ever listening to them before I was able to get right into this band and have a good time.

Despite some hidden help, (Lovers in Japan and Yes – samples?) Coldplay is obviously a real band playing real instruments. Martin even adds his own ad-libs to certain songs which makes for a more unique performance. It was clear that the band had put some thought into how to put on a memorable show.

You want the back story? Okay, well Zooey Deschanel is an actress who’s been in countless movies (most recently “The Happening”) and she met musician M. Ward on a set where they had to film a duet. After talking about music, Zooey told him of her backlog of songs she’d written but never shown anyone. After some persuasion Ward finally got a hold of her demos and they began working together. They ended up recording an album and now they’re out on tour. If you care to youtube “Zooey Deschanel + Will Farell” you’ll find a scene from the movie Elf where they sing a duet together. Anways, back to the show: