Tove Lo is marvelous! The Swedish singer-songwriter visited Seattle on October 7th, and brought her first headlining tour, Queen of the Clouds, to her admirers. And we here at Back Beat Seattle are definitely admirers. We’re looking forward to catching Lo when she returns as the opener for Maroon 5 next October. Only 11 months away. . . All photos of the Seattle 2015 October date are by Casey Brevig. Thanks Casey!
Tove Lo
The Vera Project hosted Madrid, Spain’s Hinds as headliners on October 11th. The garage rockers will release will release their debut in January 2016. Called Leave Me Alone, the album’s songs got introduced to Hinds’ fans all over the world on recent tours. 2016 will be a huge year for the band.
New Yorkers Public Access T.V. and Bellingham, Washington’s Crater Lakes opened for the Seattle date. All photos by Simon Krane:
Hinds
Public Access TV
Crater Lakes
Band: Pop. 1280
Song: “Pyramids on Mars”
Why You Want to Listen: So dark. So very dark. Such very cool noise. “Pyramids On Mars” is the first track off Pop. 1280’s new album Paradise, which is set for January 2016 release. Have a listen and hear why I love this band.
Pop. 1280 – photo by Jacqueline Castel
Sultry singer-songwriter Lera Lynn recently made a stop at the Triple Door in the middle of her North American tour. She’s probably best known for several songs on HBO’s popular True Detective series, and she even has an acting role on the show. Lera’s sophomore album, The Avenues, will be followed up early next year with her third release. After a satisfying set, the audience demanded a rare two encores.
Lera Lynn
Canadian artist Neil Young headlined Seattle’s WaMu Theater in October. Young, who has won numerous Juno Awards and Grammy Awards, was a 1995 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a 1982 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The prolific singer-songwriter released The Monsanto Years, his 36th album this year; he tied in the agricultural theme of the album with his 2015 shows.
All photos by Geoffrey Gribbin:
Geoffrey Gribbin