Concert Review: Wild Rivers Flow In Harmony At LPR
A venue can change the essence of your music. In some ways, a venue is like a flavor you add to your coffee/ night. You decide how “waking up” is going to taste for your soul. After seeing them at Mercury Lounge, Le Poisson Rouge turned Wild Rivers’ indie folk into intimate folk; having the moody, dim-lit lounge draw out the connective nature of their music.
Perhaps, it was the overall ticket; Paper Kites/ Wild Rivers but entering LPR you felt like you were going to end up in your feelings. Wild Rivers appeal to the wildness and mellowness of a spirit; the young woman or man that sees freedom in loving friends, settling in nature, and burning hard feelings away as if you could write them on paper and toss them to the fire. Thus, as Devan Glover and Khalid Yassein harmonized through tracks like, “Call It A Night,” “A Week Ago,””Howling” and “Moving Target,”many of which were from new EP Eighty – Eight, you felt connected to your inner philosopher/ buddy.
So often the deepest thoughts come from the most random of places, which Wild Rivers celebrate by taking that dynamic and setting varying moods through their songs. From text messages to Leonard Cohen, Wild Rivers’ realize poetry is about life, and life is about feeling like everything. Thus, they can set a melody that makes you want to call your friends and start a relaxed, pot-luck mid side-walk, “Do Right,” or make you want to call an ex and blow their house down like the big bad wolf, “Mayday.” No matter what, they no how to get a “rise” out of you by making folk feel anthemic. Whether their verses are on heartbreak or love, they humbly capture the biggest emotions in the palms of their hooks and choruses.
Frankly, Wild Rivers have not changed, and that is good; especially because different venues highlight their differing charms. Still, Khalid is always a wry wit blessed with a wholesomely wealthy voice that would earn fan approval from said Leonard Cohen. As for Devan, she is still a sparkling sweetheart whose voice exemplifies the firm in affirmation. Her voice feels like a balance beam between emoting pain and healing with love. Together, they feel like a calm in an emotional storm. For More Information on Wild Rivers Click Here.
