Matt Lowell played an early show Thursday night at Mercury Lounge. There was a decent crowd considering it was 6:30 and the weather was dreary. Lowell was fun and easy-going while on stage. At one point he made fun of the fact the next song he had started playing sounded like a more famous one (totally by accident). This is something that happens to every artist at some point, but not everyone acknowledges it in the same way. He then went on to a short talk of world events and some songs with social reverence. Things got lighter though when he mentioned his new EP (which came out Tuesday). He was surprised and delighted to see some in the crowd had already bought the record. “It’s funny. You get to a certain point where someone who isn’t your Mom and Dad buys your record.”
Lowell also did a cover of La Roux’s “Bulletproof,” which was only recognizable if you knew the lyrics to the song. Musically it was completely different, being stripped of all the electronic sounds and simply being played on a guitar. I love when an artist takes an uncharacteristic cover and makes it their own, so this was enjoyable. I also enjoyed the song Swan Lake, which he concluded the evening with. I already linked to a download of it in my last post.