They have earned the respect of the audience to such a degree, that save the moments when we were encouraged to sing along, silence swept the venue. First Aid Kit are not a YouTube fame sensation in the way you may expect, they have built critical acclaim and constantly perform knock out shows. It's easy to forget that they started out as a YouTube sensation with their cover of Fleet Foxes whilst they were both still in school, but watching them perform leaves no doubt that they have worked hard and entirely deserve the credit they are given. The venue was small and intimate, and the duo held the silence of the audience throughout their opening song 'Wolf' before the final chord echoed and the audience erupted into delighted and impressed cheers. I first saw the sisters perform in London back in 2012, and was immediately captivated by their fresh sound. If you allow the dulcet tones of the country-folk duo, First Aid Kit, to wash over you, the seamless harmonies and timeless pedal steel guitar transport you to a pocket of relaxation, rare in the technological 21st Century. I enjoyed their music before - I find myself converted to an even bigger fan after seeing them live. The sound hits the eardrums deep, worms it way into the head, and stays with you long after the show has ended.

The uniqueness of their sound and depth of tonality in their voices made for a thoroughly enjoyable night. It was sweet, funny, and made everyone laugh and added another layer of sweet enjoyment to the overall show. Another favorite part was when they took a quick break between songs to entertain with a bunch of cheesy cheese jokes. It was raw and beautiful - music in its simplest form - and showcased the immense talent that these sisters have.īesides the music, the sisters are really endearing and like to engage and interact with the crowd. One of my favorite parts of the concert was when they unplugged from the mics, walked to the middle of the stage together (they stand about 5 ft apart from each other during the concert), and just sang with an acoustic guitar accompanying. And yet, First Aid Kit was able to retain that key sense of intimacy with their set and the crowd. Most of the shows that I have seen this year have been in smaller venues where there is an easy sense of intimacy between the artist and the crowd, but this concert was in the GWU Lisner Auditorium in D.C. In my opinion, these two charming Swedish sisters are right on the upward trajectory of breaking through to selling out arenas - if that is what they want to do. al.), you should be a fan of First Aid Kit. If you are a fan of alt-country or singer-songwriters (Avett Brothers, The Civil Wars, Ray LaMontagne, Brandi Carlile, et. The sisters followed up “The Lion’s Roar” in quick-fire fashion with album number three, “Stay Gold”, in June 2014 their first album on a major label, Columbia, it’s seen them earn another slew of rave reviews and embark upon their biggest tours to date. “The Lion’s Roar” was a runaway success, selling 250,000 copies worldwide - partly thanks to lead single “Emmylou”, which Rolling Stone called the tenth best song of 2012. The pair flew to Omaha, Nebraska to make the record in Mike Mogis’ studio, with Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst dropping by to lend backing vocals to “King of the World” it’s a creative relationship that’s gone on to bear real fruit, with First Aid Kit performing on no fewer than six tracks on Oberst’s latest LP, “Upside Down Mountain”, and backing him up on tour in Europe, too. Most importantly, though, it provided the springboard for its follow-up, their 2012 breakthrough “The Lion’s Roar”, which saw them fulfil a childhood dream of working with two members of one of their favourite bands, Bright Eyes. They would go on to sign to Wichita and put out a debut record, “The Big Black and the Blue”, that won them plaudits from critics and enjoyed modest commercial success.

The Soderberg sisters first rose to prominence in 2008, shortly after they started playing music together they uploaded a video of themselves covering the Fleet Foxes track “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song” in woodland near their home in the Stockholm suburb of Enskede to MySpace, and it quickly went viral, attracting the attention of record labels the world over.

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