Photos by Marc Fong // Written by Mike Frash
Warpaint have played only handful of festival sets over the past year, but the hypnotic LA-based fearless foursome performed to a full house at The Independent September 17, the start of a brief US tour before heading out on a longer European tour. Four new songs were road-tested in San Francisco, including “Keep It Healthy”, “Love Is To Die”, “High” and “No Way Out”. The dreamy ambiance and piercing lyrics from Emily Kokal, Theresa Wayman and Jenny Lee Lindberg are as hypnotic as ever, providing a moving, spiritual live music experience.
With new material and dozens of shows on the horizon, a new album seems likely in 2014 — check out Warpaint’s 2013 US schedule:
10/01 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/11 Pomona, CA – The Glass House
10/12 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
10/18-10/19 – Dallas, TX – Index Fest 2013
SETLIST:
Bees
Stars
Keep It Healthy
Love Is To Die
Composure
Undertow
High
No Way Out
Billie Holiday
Elephants
Encore:
Baby
Beetles
Best gig ever, seriously! So incredibly happy i made it to SF and saw them live.