Concert Review: Homeshake Calms Love At Market Hotel
Similar to The Standard, Market Hotel feels like you are in someone’s nice apartment, especially with images of trains passing by in the backdrop. The dim, quaint beauty matched well with Homeshake’s ability to slow the youth down. There are not too many artists that can make “calm” sound so good and so young.
Homeshake, real name Peter Sagar, has a voice the might as well say, “Chill!”, on loop. His album, Fresh Air, felt like a spiritual vapor rub meant to soothe every twenty-something wondering why their promotion had not come in, their relationship was not Instagram official, and whether they should start pursuing their secret dream of being a published poet. Like most previous generations, Millennials are torn between their gushing dreaminess and gutting realities, which is why Homeshake has a spell-binding impact. He has somehow draped in beauty how “off” we can feel about our lives, which was an ironic feeling to have on Valentine’s Day.
Homeshake is one of the few artists that can transition the quiet intimacy of his music into a public forum, especially because he is not an energetic performer. Homeshake simply closes his eyes, moves his head side to side, and sings while mixing keys. Yet, it all works! His music becomes uninterrupted in casting over the crowd because his tracks are, in essence, are about accepting that life is a giant adventure filled with a lot of uneventful strolls. “Michael”, “Faded”, “Call Me Up”, and “Khmlwugh” are the most exhilarating songs about feeling unexcited, but eager to be revived by someone or something else, which is what Valentine’s Day is all about.
As it was the day of love, the serenity of Homeshake’s voice and sound added to the seduction every one wanted to feel and stir within their partner. It seems the odyssey of youth, according to Homeshake, is written in isolation and the wandering thoughts you think when you are waiting to experience. What more do we wait to experience than love? If someone told me Homeshake’s voice was made from a batch of gathered clouds, I would believe it. Like love, his vocals are soft, hazy, and can strike turbulence to anyone unwilling to transport themselves by the aerial smoothness of his sound. For More Information On Homeshake And To Catch His Next Show At Market Hotel Click Here.
