Pale Waves has become one of my favourite bands of the past couple of years. Maybe it's the fact that their tunes are such instantly-likeable earworms, that have hallmarks of some of the favourites from my youth like the oft-mentioned and oft-challenged comparisons to some of The Cure's more pop output, but there's also something more there; genuine emotion and enough substance beyond the earworm to make the songs still sound great when hearing them for the 20th time.
I wait on every new song to come out on YouTube and I'm confident that the band will continue to craft many more incredible pop tunes as their career grows. I want to see this band every year with more tunes that will embed themselves into my being. I also hope they'll continue to let me squeeze myself in to capture photos of their evolution.
Setlist:
"Television Romance"
"Kiss"
"The Tide"
"My Obsession"
"She"
"Heavenly"
"Eighteen"
"New Year’s Eve"
"There’s A Honey"
The super-impressive INHEAVEN opened the show. My photos of them are here.
Listen to and watch some Pale Waves:
"Television Romance"
"The Tide"
"My Obsession"
My current favourite Pale Waves song, "Heavenly"
"New Year’s Eve"
"There’s A Honey"
"The Tide"
"My Obsession"
My current favourite Pale Waves song, "Heavenly"
"New Year’s Eve"
"There’s A Honey"