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"The Lonely Forest and The Joy Formidable perform at Webster Hall. The Lonely Forest playing New York's Webster Hall on Friday, April 29th. Photo: Leigh Belz\n\n Friday night, I made my way to Webster Hall for a solid bill: The Lonely Forest and The Joy Formidable. The show was the last date of the pair's spring tour\u2014which started March 24th in Durham, North Carolina.\n\nOpeners The Lonely Forest are one of my favorite new acts. I caught the Anacortes, WA foursome two years ago at SXSW and they've since released their debut full-length on Trans Records, Arrows. The record (which you can read a full review of in the April issue of Teen Vogue) is full of high-energy guitar rock a la Jimmy Eat World, Foo Fighters and Death Cab for Cutie. And speaking of Death Cab for Cutie... The Lonely Forest will be opening for their Washington state rock brethren on a new tour later this month. For more on The Lonely Forest go to www.thelonelyforest.com.\n\nfacebook dialogPinterest\n\nAfter a set change, The Joy Formidable\n\nI have to agree with Dave\u2014\"Whirring\" is one of the few songs that gets me excited by an extended instrumental breakdown. (The last three minutes of the song are epic.) But my favorite on the album (and from the show) is \"The Greatest Light is the Greatest Shade.\" For the encore, the band inflated a giant cat head on stage. (Seriously. See the photo above.) For an idea of the group's sound, think Metric plus Smashing Pumpkins. Or you can do one better\u2014listen to songs from The Joy Formidable here.\n\nHere's Friday's set list for The Joy Formidable at Webster Hall:\n\nThe Ever Changing Spectrum Of A Lie Magnifying Glass Austere The Greatest Light Is The Greatest Shade Cradle BuoyI Don't Want To See You Like This 9669 Whirring\n\nEncore: Greyhounds In The Slips A Heavy Abacus"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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