Triangle Explorer: The Love Language

The group was exuberantly ‘all forces go’ all of the time, relying on constant textural changes and repetitive vocal and instrumental hooks to carry the crowd from song to song.

But regardless of the tune, all of the Love Language’s music has a powerful and irresistible drive and an unavoidably contagious energy.  With at least seven musicians on stage at all times, seeing them live is more like a party-verging-on-riot than a sit-back-and-watch performance.

And as their music changes before your ears, it seems more like a living organism, growing and evolving in processes rather than paths.  Their songs tend to wander, sometimes aimlessly, sometimes drunkenly, but always with ups and downs and lyrical genius that touches as much on darker subjects as happier themes.  Despite this their vibe is more like an unabashed frolic than shoegazy rock.

With a sound that is reminiscent of Annuals and Bishop Allen, their romping musical textures and masterful melodies propel the songs.  But their live performance did not display expert instrumentation and musical organization, which occasionally stifled their beautiful songs rather than unleashing them.

Overall there is something all inclusive about seeing The Love Language live, and that could be why they are having so much success as an indie band in North Carolina.  They will surely not be a regional band much longer, for their music is too big for such small stages.  These guys and gals have plowed into new territory with their climactic music, and they don’t appear to be looking back.

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