Lovers Uncover "Dark Light" at Saxon Pub [Show Preview]

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Lovers at Saxon Pub
Wednesday, November 3
Saxon Pub (1320 South Lamar)
$5, 11pm
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At a Very Special Performance at the Church of the Friendly Ghost some eight or so years ago - back when the venue was housed in an old church - Carolyn Berk of Lovers played a hushed acoustic set that was followed by a rare solo performance from Josh Pearson of the messianic Texas rock band Lift to Experience. These days, Pearson is living in Paris and has opened shows for My Bloody Valentine, plying the same intense acoustic aesthetic we heard years ago. Berk, meanwhile, made a 180 degree turn. After a move from Athens (Georgia) to Portland (Oregon), she recruited "synth-programmer and performance artist Kerby Ferris, and multimedia artist and percussionist Emily Kingan" to join the fold. Their music continues to be intimate, but has benefited from the fleshed-out team effort from Berk's new bandmates.

Since then, the band have signed to Badman records (home of releases by The Innocence Mission, Mark Kozelek and My Morning Jacket), and their latest release Dark Light presents Berk's love-lorn compositions under a flurry of electronica and bristling percussion. From torch songs like "Don't You Want It" to slow-burning philosophical takes on love ("Peppermint"), this new record is comfortably varied and curious. The band plays Saxon Pub - an odd venue for this sort of music, but whatevs - at 11pm.

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