By far one of 2014’s most under appreciated and underrated releases was Springtime Carnivore’s self titled that was released in November via Autumn Tone Records. When it was released, we were instantly in love with it (and still are). This past summer the group were out on tour in support of said fantastic album, and on the last Friday of July they made there way back to New York City for an absolute stellar show at the Mercury Lounge.
We were there earlier this year back in February when they opened for The Dodos at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, but we were excited to see Greta Morgan and company in a headlining slot of their own. They honestly should be playing sold out crowds at the Bowery Ballroom or Music Hall of Williamsburg themselves, so seeing them at the more intimate Mercury Lounge was an absolute treat. Their sound is a wonderful combination of dreamy, fuzz–infused indie pop with hues & hits of psychedelia that truly puts them into a class of their own. If you haven’t heard their album, I highly suggest doing so immediately (as you won’t be disappointed).
It honestly surprises me at just how under the radar Springtime Carnivore has flown in that, whats not to love? Greta is an absolutely infectious front woman who owns the stage with ease (in the most beautiful way possible).  She includes friendly banter throughout the whole show too. “How about this AC? It’s like an icebox in here!” proclaimed Greta, just before jumping into their eight ten song set (more on this in a minute). Halfway through the show Greta had mentioned life problems, and somebody in the crowd shouted “runaway!!” which froze Greta in her tracks – “Did somebody just say runaway? Thats always how you deal with a challenge!”
As mentioned above (and seen on their setlist – see photo below), their set was a relativity short 8 songs, but was extended by 2 more songs after Greta told the crowd, “This is our last song, unless you cheer for us to come back!” … to which the crowd obliged and they came back for two more songs. After the encore break, Greta took to the stage and performed a song solo, then the rest of the band came out and they powered through an amazing cover of Springsteen’s Dancing In The Dark to an interesting lighting arrangement. What I mean by that is, the lighting guy thought it would be funny to turn on the strobe lights early on in the song and until they finished, which led to Greta and the rest of the band to start cracking smiles mid performance (considering the lighting was pretty stagnant the entire show).
For more photos from the show, see below:
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