Sarah McLachlan/The Perishers
Took in the Sarah McLachlan concert in Moncton last night. She put on a really good show, which was no surprise. I’ve been a fan since her first album, and her music’s never disappointed.
A high point was her acoustic performance of Angel, a song I’d never really noticed (from 1997’s Surfacing). It was clearly a crowd favourite.
A pleasant surprise was that the opening band was Swedish pop group The Perishers; a group I’d become aware of through an iTunes free download of the week a while back. The single was Sway, which was so good I went back and bought three more songs. They put a lot of energy into their performance (especially the drummer), and the audience really responded. What is it with Swedish bands and really catchy pop melodies?
The guys were signing CDs after the show, and they seemed genuinely happy to be there meeting people — no rock-star arrogance to be found.
