One of the reasons I ended up going to Monolith was because We Were Promised Jetpacks were playing. I'd discovered them earlier that summer and became a big fan instantly. I didn't think I'd get a chance to see them for a while so I got on the plane to Colorado. I ended up seeing them in Chicago about a month later as well. They finally made their Vancouver debut in February 2010 so, funnily enough, I went from not thinking I'd get a chance to see them to seeing them 3 times in about 6 months. They're wonderful live so I was pleased at my luck. And so I found myself in New York having not seen them for 18 months when they announced a show for Brooklyn Vegan during CMJ ... the first song they played was "It's Thunder & Lightning" off their first album, and damn, was it good to hear that played live again. I'd missed them. They played the set as a threesome announcing that they wanted a holiday in New York before they started touring and this was the only way to do it. They were loose and relaxed and they sounded great.
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