Electrelane & Tender Forever @ The Parish Tonight

Part of the trouble with being labeled an “experimental” band is that no one quite knows what to expect. Or, maybe that’s the fun of it. Either way, the all-girl Brit-rock machine that is Electrelane, which sometimes draws comparisons to Stereolab, is sure to bring to The Parish a welcomed departure from the stale sounds of the Libertines-esque pop groups who tend to make their way across the pond.

Electrelane is touring in support of their fourth full-length, No Shouts No Calls, Which features snappy drums, quiet guitar strums and twinkles, and more natural, under-produced vocal harmonies. They even throw in the occasional banjo, violin and Farfisa. It’s the near-perfect addition to a catalog that thumbs it’s nose at convention. With a discography like theirs, the set is likely to bounce around between foreign languages, organ-heavy instrumentals, gorgeous choruses and all points in between. Opening is Tender Forever, aka Melanie Valera, and her Franco-American emotional, acoustic pop.

Electrelane w/ Tender Forever
Tuesday, June 5, 8:00 pm
The Parish [map]
$13 at doors
$10 advance [tix]