Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Slothrust Played Asbury Lanes with Summer Cannibals, 4/28/19

Slothrust by Rose Lamela

Robots and Music

Words and Pictures by Rose Lamela

I tend to have a lot of bands on my radar if you have not caught on to this yet. It's a phenomenon brought to me by streaming services that pick out music for me to listen to through robots and stuff. Sometimes, I think all of the new technology is going to just kill us all by making us lazier and dumber. When it comes to music, technology has expanded what I listen to and gets me to a ton of shows. I owe the robots today as much as I owe the music gods.

Slothrust is one of the bands that the robots and algorithms picked for me. They started to appear in my suggested mixes sometime last summer. "Crockpot" was the first song I ever heard. Between the grungy progressions and funny lyrics, I was sold. It was an instant match. They have been on my radar since then, and it finally became the time to see them live.

It was my second visit to Asbury lanes in two days. It was my first "Sunday Funday" in a while as well. I just wanted to rock out and get some photos in the process. I took the ride to the Jersey shore, got some good Mexican food, and propped myself in the front as usual.

As a photographer, I was pushed into using social media more despite my resistance to it. One perk I tend to forget about is making friends with other photographers virtually. Every once in a while, they become human and walk right up to you and say "Hi" at a show. I met two of my virtual friends, and it was great to see them in human form. Keep it up guys as I enjoy looking at your amazing photos!!

Someone else definitely there in human form was Summer Cannibals. They have a familiar grunge sound to them which I am very happy to hear in 2019. "Simple Life" was one of the songs they played which resulted in me I playing it on repeat throughout the week. The audience gave them a lot of love and yelled out funny banter which the band was quick to respond to. If you have not heard their stuff, it's time to add some to your summer playlists.

Summer Cannibals
Summer Cannibals
Summer Cannibals
Summer Cannibals

Slothrust came on next as the headliner. The crowd sang along to every song which made for a night where everyone at the Lanes was comically connected through music. There was a young fan with a Nirvana t-shirt screaming out every lyric and head banging to every beat. Leah Wellbaum delivered on every lyric and guitar riff. They played a lot of tunes from their latest release, The Pact, including "Double Down" and "Peach." I was happy to hear them also play  "7:30 AM" live and that they chose "Crockpot" for the encore.

Slothrust
Slothrust
Slothrust
Slothrust
Slothrust

It was a great night, and Slothrust has made my list of best bands to see live this year. The year is still young, but the list has begun. I look forward as always to more robots sending me great music to infiltrate my music loving brain.

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