It’s old news now, but Kelefa got shook at Deerhunter. I was impressed. They made playing in the dark seem more novel to me, but maybe that’s just because it was a nice reprieve from the steady diet of red that usually floods the stage. The Fluorescent Grey EP is easy listening compared to Cryptograms, which is more of an odyssey through a not quite shoegaze quagmire.
Live, Bradford Cox helps navigate through the murk — he’s quite a compelling figure on stage and an engaging frontman with charisma to spare — and he does nothing more than sing the songs! No talking. No talking!