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Dirty Beaches @ Black Cat

A man, his amp, his pedals and his guitar: it’s a sparse setup usually common to acoustic singer-songwriters. That said, the Dirty Beaches set felt a world away from an episode of VH1 Storytellers. Much as a good filmmaker uses elements that the audience can’t see to create a sinister atmosphere, Alex Zhang Hungtai’s economical setup effectively created an eerie soundscape moreso than if he’d overwhelmed us with dense layers of sound.

 
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