Material World

On Thursday, I went to an early show at Lula Lounge. A cappella band Retrocity specialized in complex arrangements of 80s songs. I last saw them at The Mod Club at their sophomore album release party. With the dinner-show format at Lula, the atmosphere was more staid.

I've seen them enough to know that they always put on an impressive vocal show. Lately, they've been incorporating some minor choreography on stage, usually to humorous effect. Tonight, opening song Mr. Roboto included a daft punkesque dance routine. It's also more interesting for me to hear new songs from them. There were some fun ones tonight including several jazz covers (Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Hot for Teacher) and some CanCon (Go For Soda). The latter was a preview of an upcoming show at the Sing! festival to celebrate Canada's 150. Given recent world events, Retrocity's lush harmony on Don't Dream It's Over with the lyrics "They come, they come/To build a wall between us/We know they won't win" seemed to affect the audience unexpectedly deeply.