Sun Club @ Great Scott 8/29

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Mikey Power’s two feet were never on the ground at the same time while he was singing and playing guitar last Friday night. Despite how small the stage is at Great Scott, Sun Club utilized the vertical space by bouncing and dancing during their entire set. The only thing limiting Devin McCord from reaching the same heights was his drum set.

Last Friday night was Sun Club’s last show opening for Thumpers, a pop trio from England. The Balitmore natives drew a crowd of familiar faces from their frequent visits to Boston, as well as new soon-to-be fans.

Since the lineup was only Thumpers and Sun Club, the latter had the job of warming up the crowd. They did so right away with the catchy and infectious songs from their EP Dad Claps at the Mom Prom. The “Oh oh oh'”s and dance rhythms got people to start mimicking the energy the band was bringing on stage.

Since they’re currently working on a new album, Sun Club shared a newer song that night, too. It had the undercurrent of the Sun Club everyone has come to love, but it was also a more chaotic, with an adventurous vein running throughout the loud and emotion-driven song.

Lyrics are often hard to determine when you’re hearing a band live, and this is definitely the case for Sun Club. A lot of the time they don’t even have lyrics; they just add primal sounds and natural vocal effects to their songs to keep things lighthearted and interesting.

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Thumpers’ set followed Sun Club nicely; it was heavier on the synths and had a bright quality due to how they paired keyboardist Frances Lea’s vocals with Marcus Pepperell on most songs. Their setlist was diverse in genre, but had the common thread througout of passionate musicians with a great appreciation for being on the road with like-minded folk like Sun Club.