HEARTWATCH - BottleRock 2016

Festival Plan: I'm definitely going to check this group out.

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Relevant Links:
HEARTWATCH at BottleRock 2016 (setlist.fm)*
HEARTWATCH (Facebook Page)
Heartwatch Website
*Added the artist, created the setlist, and added the songs below on 20160601.

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Pre-Festival Thoughts:
I didn't have a chance to closely listen to their music, but I knew I had to go see them.

Claire George (vocals)

Excellent: Faultlines {3}; Never Let You Go {2};
Above Average: none
Slightly Above Average: Bored at Best;

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Setlist:*
1) Gone Too Long [E2]
2) Bored at Best [AA]
3) Take You Home [SAA]

Eric Silverman (guitar, keys)

4) Reckless [AA] -- I love her voice!
5) The New King of California [SAA] -- slower song
6) Never Let You Go [E4]
7) Broken Bones [E2]
8) Teeth [SAA]
9) Sleepless [SAA]

I spent about a quarter of the performance trying to catch a good hair whip. :D

10) Faultlines [E4] -- Earlier someone asked where they're from and the lead singer said San Francisco. Ah. That explains the reference to the Golden Gate.
11) Fireproof

Rowan Peter (guitar, vocals), Nate Skelton (bass), Kern Sigala (drums)

*Ha! I spent a while figuring out the setlist and determined all the songs except #3 and #4. But then I remembered that I managed to get a picture of it! Remark #1: song #5 is listed as "TNKOC". Remark #2: There are breaks denoted after song #3, #5, #7, and #9.

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Post-Festival Thoughts:
While I was excited about seeing Death Cab for Cutie and Walk the Moon, HEARTWATCH was sort of an underdog kind of act. Something new which I immediately liked and immensely enjoyed.

I should also note that it's the only band for which I purchased a shirt during the festival.*

Must it be over so soon!?!

Heartwatch (2016)
Excellent: Never Let You Go {3};
Above Average: Faultlines; Broken Bones;
Slightly Above Average: Bored at Best; Gone Too Long;
On the Fence: Teeth;

Soundcheck and Setlist

Wind House EP (2015)
Above Average: Sleepless [can occasionally sound repetitive, alternatively too much build-up for me with insufficient release];
Slightly Above Average: You I Want;
On the Fence: Fireproof; The New King of California;
Slightly Below Average: Sons & Daughters;

Take You Home (2014)
Slightly Above Average: Take You Home;

It also seems, on average, that I liked the live performances a notch or two higher than the corresponding album versions.

*Remark: I would have bought two Death Cab for Cutie shirts, but the merchandise stand either ran out of the smalls or never had them to begin with.