Thursday night’s Showbox headliners – a little band called the Murder City Devils – were amazing, of course. But the evening offered me the added joy of falling in love with openers Constant Lovers. The group created complex, layered music, their sometimes-growling, sometimes-soaring vocals anchored by heavy drums. With two, three, or even all four of the band members regularly wielding the sticks, the percussion is dense and almost primal, causing your body to respond instinctively. Constant Lovers hit me in the very core — and I loved it.
Listen: Constant Lovers, “Jawbone”
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