Failure and Swervedriver, last night at Liberty Hall (photos, setlists)

Failure / Swervedriver

Liberty Hall

Friday, April 12

The dream of ’90s shoegaze indie pop was alive and well at Lawrence’s Liberty Hall Friday night. Big, droning chords, reverb, and swirling lights enveloped the venue for hours during full sets from Failure and Swervedriver. Failure’s set relied a little more on melody than sheer volume; Swervedriver was crushingly loud. Openers No Win played to maybe 30 people half an hour after doors opened, but the band’s hooky power pop was well-received by the appreciative audience.

All photos by Nick Spacek

Failure setlist

Solar Eyes

Distorted Fields

Heavy and Blind

Another Space Song

Pillowhead

Smoking Umbrellas

Stuck on You

Undone

Frogs

A.M. Amnesia

Counterfeit Sky

Dark Speed

No One Left

The Pineal Electorate

Heliotropic

—

The Nurse Who Loved Me

Screen Man

Swervedriver setlist

Mary Winter

Lonely Crowd

Sandblasted

Future Ruins

Setting Sun

99th Dream

For a Day Like Tomorrow

Drone Lover

Good Times Are So Hard

Why Say Yeah

Deep Seat

Never Lose

Duel