An extremely fine discovery at Les Nuits Botanique in early 2011. With acoustic instrumentation, the fivesome Dark Dark Dark from Minneapolis gave a magnificent concert in the intimate setting of th...

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An extremely fine discovery at Les Nuits Botanique in early 2011. With acoustic instrumentation, the fivesome Dark Dark Dark from Minneapolis gave a magnificent concert in the intimate setting of the Musée. There they presented primarily work from their second album ‘Wild Go’ (also available with the extra E.P. ‘Bright Bright Bright’); a broadly variegated collection of songs whereby the voice of Nona Marie Invie becomes one with first-rate dreamy folk-pop.

The other songwriter at work (aside Nona Marie) is Marshall LaCount and together they manage to reconcile influences as diverse as minimalism, East-European folk, New Orleans jazz, Americana and pop. What's more, the band was also able to get hold of Tom Herbers as producer on ‘Wild Go’, the man who worked previously with The Jayhawks and Low.
A ukulele, a banjo, a toy piano, a kazoo and chimes. You can hear it all with Parisian trio We Were Evergreen. The lyrics are about yodelling yaks, children that fly to the south for the winter and small trees that grow too quickly. ‘Ukulélé, piano au compte-gouttes et pingouin malicieux illuminent cette petite rengaine aussi naïve qu'addictive’. (Les Inrockuptibles)

This concert is a part of the Minneapolis, Mon Amour project initiated by AB in the 2011-2012 season. This concert series based upon the musical heritage of this American city celebrates the 30th anniversary of debut ‘Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash’ by American rock band The Replacements. A point of reference in musical history that AB makes good use of to present concerts by the likes of veterans The Jayhawks and Grant Hart, but also new names like Howler and this Dark Dark Dark.