Concert Review: Typhoon Give Offerings To Music Hall of Williamsburg
It was Grammy weekend, and NYC sparkled with artists like, Typhoon, who proved music is as diverse with options as ever. The Oregon band filled out the stage, and brought Offerings to the MHOW crowd, of which we received with eagerness. Certain bands you go to for a good time, and others ones, like Typhoon, you go see to dream for better ones.
As the band began to play, a man behind me said the typical, concert statement, “I love this song. This is my song!”. Yet, he declared his love during this lyric, “I will be good though my body be broken”. The lyric is from Typhoon’s song Common Sentiments, and there are plenty more verses that make oaths to holding on, despite feeling broken or denied. Themes of patience and perseverance leaped from tracks like “Rorschach”, “The Lake”, “Young Fathers”, and “Wake”. Every song seemed written for the guy or woman at home brimming with a creativity that cannot just “sit on the couch”, but feels unseen when he/she goes off into the world trying to find a space to shine.
We all have a desire to share ourselves. There is an unnoticed poet, wiseman, lover, and generous, human being within all of us that is too scared to show his/her quality because he/she sees so much quantity. With so many people in the world, it is hard not to listen to songs such as “Unusual” or “Empiricist”, and not feel like someone shares in your eagerness to be open but your anxiety over whether someone will be open back. Now more than ever, Typhoon’s album, Offerings, riles the impatience and stress many people feel at not being at their best yet, and not seeing the world achieve it either. As the band members swayed like their instruments were playing them, lead singer Kyle Morton sang like a man seeking a clear, heartfelt connection.
Morton vocally whimpers, wales, and wilds through songs as if it has been infected with a maddening clarity. We have all had a moment, at least once, when we felt like the clearest mind amongst a mass fog of thoughts. Morton encompasses that feeling, which is why his fans treat him like a genius. He simply appears awakened, and his voice definitely shakes you till you stir with sentiment. Add on violin strings, keys, and electric guitars to his backdrop, and Typhoon feel like a sonic supernova; transporting you into a galaxy of emotional sound. For More Information On Typhoon Click Here.
