The Worn Flints took the stage in front of a packed crowd gearing up for a sold out Catfish and the Bottlemen show at DC’s 9:30 Club last night. The audience was engaged and excited throughout the band’s eclectic set.
The Columbus, Ohio trio (vocalist Kenny Stiegelee, bassist Steve Trabulsi, and drummer Jake Smith) has been flaunting their two new singles, “Couple a’ Daze” and “Jacques Cousteau” in their fall tour sets, along with their full-length albums “Second Sun” and “If I Stay (Awake).”
Heavy influences from eclectic genres such as Blues, Psychedelic Rock, and Folk – which Stiegele attributes to the group’s open communication of ideas along with each band member’s unique taste in music – were evident throughout The Worn Flints’ set. This variety in source and inspiration make it difficult to formally assign the group a genre – but this freedom allows the group to pursue a variety of sounds and styles in their music.
With a group that emphasizes “abstract song structures and extended heavy instrumentation”, an hour set in the opener’s slot could be overwhelming, but a combination of high-quality music and fantastic performance experience made for a particularly entertaining show. The set featured a very digestible combination of lyrical ballads such as “L’onere” (which means “the burden” in Italian) and punchy anthems like “Monika.”
The Worn Flints’ performance last night more than justifies their classification as a “rock” group – because “rock” is exactly what they did. Check them out on the rest of their fall tour!
The Columbus, Ohio trio (vocalist Kenny Stiegelee, bassist Steve Trabulsi, and drummer Jake Smith) has been flaunting their two new singles, “Couple a’ Daze” and “Jacques Cousteau” in their fall tour sets, along with their full-length albums “Second Sun” and “If I Stay (Awake).”
Heavy influences from eclectic genres such as Blues, Psychedelic Rock, and Folk – which Stiegele attributes to the group’s open communication of ideas along with each band member’s unique taste in music – were evident throughout The Worn Flints’ set. This variety in source and inspiration make it difficult to formally assign the group a genre – but this freedom allows the group to pursue a variety of sounds and styles in their music.
With a group that emphasizes “abstract song structures and extended heavy instrumentation”, an hour set in the opener’s slot could be overwhelming, but a combination of high-quality music and fantastic performance experience made for a particularly entertaining show. The set featured a very digestible combination of lyrical ballads such as “L’onere” (which means “the burden” in Italian) and punchy anthems like “Monika.”
The Worn Flints’ performance last night more than justifies their classification as a “rock” group – because “rock” is exactly what they did. Check them out on the rest of their fall tour!