It's been about one year since the release of his very first solo album, Cool It, and on March 30th Sam Cohen played at The Independent opening for White Denim!
The highly anticipated show sold-out almost as soon as it went on sale so not only was it a hot ticket to have but it was a hot bill to be on, too!
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| Sam Cohen @ The Independent 3/30/2016 Photo by Marc Fong |
His is latest solo project is self titled and found the multi-instrumentalist playing all of the instruments on the 2015 debut which caught the ear of musician/producer Danger Mouse.
A bassist, keyboardist and drummer are currently accompanying him on tour and joined him on stage for his set in SF. Sam took center stage with a three string guitar along side his synthesizers. The veteran musician's skills on both were sharp and fluid and the audience didn't seem to give a second thought to his rather reserved stage presence.
The layers of sparkly synth melodies and harmonious guitar over heavy, lo-fi distortion as heard on the album, crossed over live pretty well delivering a sound reminiscent of Tame Impala and Vampire Weekend at times.
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| Sam Cohen @ The Independent 3/30/2016 Photo by Marc Fong |
The 8 songs they played put a dreamy, outer space spin on their psychedelic indie-rock which was a great build-up for the Psych-Rock headliners, White Denim.
Sam Cohen and White Denim are wrapping up their tour on the East Coast in May.
Maybe next time Sam Cohen plays on the West Coast he'll be headlining!
Sam Cohen
Set-List 3/30/2016
1. Pretty Lights
2. The Garden
3. Ashes to Ashes (David Bowie/Iggy Pop cover)
4. Kepler 62
5. Don't Shoot The Messenger
6. Lose Your Illusion
7. Last Dream
8. Let The Mountain Come To You
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