Last night, I was lucky enough to see a great show at my school, American University. Matt Pond PA came to play for us, and they had a great opener: Civil Twilight.
Civil Twilight is composed of Andrew and Steven McKellar and Richard Wouters. They hail from Cape Town, South Africa. Now, I have to say most people came out for Matt Pond, but when Civil Twilight played, everyone was won over.
The lead singer, Steven, had an amazing voice, the drummer had a frenetic style all his own, and as for the bassist, Matt Pond PA's own Matthew Daniel Siskin had this to say as he stood in the crowd: "He's amazing on the bass! Wow."
Do they have fan appeal? You bet. After the show, they sold tons of CDS (and were even kind enough to sign them for the audience!), posters, and t-shirts. I also heard the audience murmuring about how much they reminded them of Radiohead, but in a different way -- and they loved it.
Every song was passionate and well-put together. I highly suggest you check out their album, Human out on OneOctober Recordings, and be sure to stop by their sick website (designed by the guitarist, Andrew, who also designed all the merch):
Myspace
Website
-Amanda
