architecture

After missing Panda Riot at Late Bar with Corey from Lightfoils on bass, there was no way I was gonna miss architecture share Empty Bottle with Agent Ribbons, two bands that are very different from each other. I was happy to see them, it was like my ipod was projecting on the Empty Bottle stage what it normally plays on random. First architecture and then Agent Ribbons.  Architecture played mostly new material that will be released early next year. These days the dream pop/shoegaze act consists of Rebecca Scott and Melissa Harris. On the last song they had Jose from Panda Riot play drums. I can't recall if I heard it before but it was brilliant. It had the usual alert faerie sweetness and clarity that is normal from architecture/Panda Riot and now a darkening maturity and a faster more aggressive pace, like when you're no longer a tourist. There is purpose in your step even as your fascinated by your surroundings. The drums they used saw the brunt of this new found aggression. They beat that shit down like an unruly kid at an orphanage. It was dramatic to see Rebecca and Jose ganging up on the same drum. So there is great work to anticipate from architecture early next year. This gig was probably their last until then. They got to get back to writing new material.