Concert Review: The Blancos Show Emotional Polars At Public Arts
The Blancos are often presented as a polarizing act; creating art to provoke politicized or emotional responses. Yet, seeing them at Public Arts, I realized how relevant their “polarizing” is to our current, national state. On one hand, they sing to feeling stressed and stopped by others, while in the other, they are riled against anyone who tries to commit such grievances.
Self-pity is the food of rage, and one of the biggest undercuts to compassion. Why? Because how can you see the pain of others if you truly believe that you are Pain’s cornerstone. Lyrically, the dynamic is central to The Blancos’ sound, which is why I found descriptions of them as “polarizing” or aiming against “political pettiness” surprising. Yet, in thought, feeling are politics, and how you feel about yourself is how you vote. Whether you are divided and hateful or loving and desiring of peace, both are political statements. Hence, they have made an art or “political statement” by showing how genuinely feeling like the worst person moves you to sabotage the good things in your life.
The Blancos – Fool For You (Official Audio)
Ego protects itself. Cory Hueson shows its visceral nature with a voice that scours and razes self-destruction as if his every note was a spiritual machete. Similar to Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill, Hueson has a harsh, porous vocality that makes his verses feel emotionally gutted. He does not have to work hard to make you feel the rawness of their words or, at least, The Blancos’ desire to have a good time at all cost. Yet, despite being blessedly rasped, Hueson summons the crowd like a moth to a flame. The flame being his fiery spirit, and his desire to either feel like the world itself or set it ablaze.
The Blancos – Know My Name
From “Fool For You” to “Know My Name”, the duo sifted threw their set to show not only that they are good, but that they are spiritually relevant. Music is not simply the food of the soul; it is is its mirror, measurer, and mover. The Blancos understand that, which is why they create songs that display you only live on the edge until you learn to live in peace. They are simple polars, and ones that are evident in this era. For More information On The Blancos Click Here.
