Got to catch the Physics of Meaning (and Perry Wright, who is still singing songs about the Jonestown Massacre ♥) last night; tPoM are nominally locals but Daniel Hart, frontman and brains, spent most of 2009 on tour with St. Vincent, so they don’t play around here much, which makes me sad. Their 2008 album Snake Charmer and Destiny at the Stroke of Midnight is a fascinating epic orchestral distorted guitars indie rock masterpiece, and I’m amazed they haven’t blown up amongst indie rock blogs.
Daniel is also one of those people who has an interestingly angular face when he’s just standing around, but as soon as you put him behind a microphone and in front of a camera, he transforms. I love shooting people like that, who surprise you.
Plus it’s always worth going to see them, just to watch Daniel — who’s classically trained — freak out on his violin. He is an amazing performer.
brand new kind of photography 