Beck, Cage the Elephant, Spoon, Starcrawler
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I might not always love what Beck Hansen does (I prefer the groove-hawking, alt-hip-hop experimenter and upbeat art-pop pusher to the somber, introspective songwriter), but I respect him deeply and I've been digging on his latest output—2017’s Colors had some hot joints, including “Wow” prior to its oversaturation, and latest single, the dance-funky-banjo-sampled vocal-oohhing “Saw Lightning,” is a fine bopping collab with Pharrell Williams that precedes the release of his 14th album, Hyperspace. Co-headliner Cage the Elephant are one of those garage-and-psych-vibing alternative bands picked up by mainstream rock radio that I can’t help but like—“Trouble,” “Come a Little Closer,” “Cold Cold Cold”? Those dudes write mean hooks and catchy riffs. They also teamed up with Beck for the dub-thumping “Night Running” off new Social Cues LP, which has likely been spurring live onstage collabs on their current tour. Austin’s fine Britt Daniel–led indie rockers Spoon support, and LA punk outfit Starcrawler open the show.
by Leilani Polk