Brightblack Morning Light

Published 7:00 am Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Brightblack Morning Light principals Nathan Shineywater and Rachael Hughes live in teepees, smoke tons of weed, and write anodyne, hypnotizing, soulful songs with titles like “Starblanket River Child.” Theirs is a fusion of the spaced-out shoegazer-gospel of Spiritualized, the mellow country-rock of Acetone, and the heavenly vocal harmonies of Mojave 3. Reviewing BBL’s show at the Triple Door last year for SW‘s blog, Reverb, I noted that “the vibe of the set was so mellow, in fact, that the very sporadic moments of aggressiveness in the music – a solid floor-tom smack, a forceful finger on a key, a strongly picked guitar string – were like thunderclaps during a gentle summer rainshower, sudden and fleeting.” I suspect tonight’s gig, which celebrates the band’s new, similarly styled disc Motion to Rejoin, will be more of the laid-back, stoner-rific same.

Thu., Oct. 2, 9 p.m., 2008