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Springtime Carnivore and the Dodos at the Horseshoe

SPRINGTIME CARNIVORE and THE DODOS at the Horseshoe, Tuesday, March 3. Rating: NNN

So full of bounce and pep, Springtime Carnivore are. The Chicago four-piece bopped away on the Horseshoe stage during their first-ever Toronto show – an opening gig for San Francisco two-piece the Dodos, who delivered a solid, highly syncopated but often too abrasive set of effects-fuelled indie rock. Whereas the Dodos were all about urgent intensity, Springtime Carnivore’s sun-kissed psych pop lightened the early crowd’s spirits and helped the miserable snow-slushed streets become a distant memory.

Band leader Greta Morgan is perfection, basically. She’s got the sing-songiest of voices, strong and playful at the same time, nailing ever note while rarely ever glancing down at the chords she was strumming or the keys she was plunking. She smiled and shimmied, her three-piece band giving off equally friendly vibes as they played most of the songs from their fuzz-and-reverb-soaked self-titled debut album. 

As much as the band rocked it, there was something extra-special when Morgan played Other Side Of The Boundary all on her own. So assured. So engagingly mellifluous. They saved Supremes-esque standout Name On A Matchbook for last, but they had won us over long before then.

carlag@nowtoronto.com | @carlagillis

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