White Rabbits/Holly Miranda/Ravens & Chimes
Mercury Lounge 2.18.09

On Wednesday night, the White Rabbits played their first of two nights at Mercury Lounge. Opening with a phenomenal cover of Iggy Pop’s “Nightclubbing”, White Rabbits followed with their best song, the infectious “The Plot.” After that great 1-2 punch, they followed with a load of new tunes that confirmed that their next record, “It’s Frightening” (out May 19) is gonna be great. Never once did their set lag. Recording with Spoon’s Britt Daniels seems to have influenced their sound a bit, as some of the new songs definitely showed hints of Spoon.

Ravens & Chimes took the stage first on Wednesday and immediately proved that they were no ordinary opener. Destined to be the type of well-respected headliner that White Rabbits are becoming, the young band played a tight confident set of soaring indie pop rock that would comparably fall between Bright Eyes and Arcade Fire.

Holly Miranda and her band followed. It was the second time in less than a week that I was lucky enough to catch the adorable siren. Apparently only their third show as a band, they sounded even better than they did at Southpaw a few nights earlier. Miranda’s sweetly seductive voice was totally mesmerizing.

All three bands are local, and will surely be playing around town many more times, so be on the lookout because they’re all definitely worth catching.